1.Open Reduction of Neglected Knee Dislocation: Case Report of a Rare Injury
Kapil Mani KC ; RC Dirgha Raj ; Acharya Parimal ; Pangeni Bandhu Ram
Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal 2016;10(3):56-57
Old neglected dislocation of knee joint is a rare injury. Any
orthopaedic surgeon would have faced only a few cases of
unreduced neglected dislocation in his life time practice. We
report the case of a 30-year old male patient with one month
old unreduced knee dislocation which was managed with
open reduction and stabilization with two intra-articular
crossed Steinman pins for six weeks, followed by removal of
the pins and gradual weight bearing in hinged knee brace. At
the end of one year, range of movement of knee joint was 0
to 50 degree with minimal knee pain on walking.
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
2.Comparative study between intramedullary interlocking nailing and minimally invasive percutaneous plate osteosynthesis for distal tibia extra-articular fractures.
Kapil Mani KC ; Bandhu Ram PANGENI ; Suman Babu MARAHATTA ; Arun SIGDEL ; Amuda KC
Chinese Journal of Traumatology 2022;25(2):90-94
PURPOSE:
Treatment of distal tibia fractures poses significant challenge to orthopedic surgeon because of poor blood supply and paucity of soft tissue coverage. There is considerable controversy regarding the superior option of treatment for distal tibia fracture between the minimally invasive percutaneous plate osteosynthesis (MIPPO) technique and intramedullary interlocking (IMIL) nailing for extra-articular distal tibia fractures. The aim of our study is to compare the functional outcome between the two treatment methods.
METHODS:
This was the prospective comparative study of 100 patients with distal third tibia fractures divided into two groups. The first group of patients were treated with MIPPO technique while the second group of patients were managed by IMIL nailing. Patients were followed up in outpatient department to assess the functional outcomes, malunion, delayed union, nonunion, superficial and deep infection between the two groups. Statistical analyses were performed using the SPSS software (version 16.0).
RESULTS:
Average malunion (degrees) in the MIPPO group was 5 (3-7) ± 1.41 vs. 10.22 (8-14) ± 2.04 in the IMIL group (p = 0.001). Similarly postoperative knee pain in the IMIL group was 10% vs. 2% in the MIPPO group (p = 0.001). In terms of superficial infection and nonunion, the results were 8% vs. 4% and 2% vs. 6% for the MIPPO and IMIL group, respectively (p = 0.001).
CONCLUSION
Both procedures have shown the reliable method of fixation for distal extra-articular tibia fractures preserving the soft tissue, bony vascularity and fracture hematoma that provide a favourable biological environment for fracture healing. Considering the results of the study, we have slightly more preference for the MIPPO technique.
Bone Plates/adverse effects*
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Fracture Fixation, Internal/methods*
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Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary/methods*
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Fracture Healing
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Humans
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Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures/methods*
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Prospective Studies
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Tibia/surgery*
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Tibial Fractures
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Treatment Outcome