Treatment of patella infera by patellar tendon lengthening and augmentation with tibialis anterior tendon allograft.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.knee.2013.10.006.
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Abstract
Management of patella infera remains a difficult therapeutic endeavor. We report a case of a 21-year-old man, who had development of patella infera and knee flexion contracture after a patella fracture. Patella infera was treated by patellar tendon lengthening and augmentation with a tibialis anterior tendon allograft fixed with bioabsorbable cross-pins. The patient regained an anatomic patellar position and full range of motion at two years after surgery.
Medical subject headings
- Contracture
- Patellar Ligament
- Tendons
Anatomy
- knee
- tibia