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Quadriceps myofibrosis. A complication of intramuscular injections.

Cases of fibrofatty replacement of the quadriceps muscles following repeated intramuscular injections into the thighs of infants and young children are being reported with increasing frequency. In such cases, the knee shows progressive painless limitation of flexion, habitual dislocation of the patella, or both. The recommended treatment is surgical release, done early before secondary adaptive changes occur in the soft tissues, cartilage, and bones comprising the joint. Full flexion should be obtained at the time of surgery. In children, the lag in extension that follows extensive release will usually disappear spontaneously.

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Dislocation of a posterior stabilized total knee prosthesis. A report of two cases.

Posterior stabilized knee prostheses have been recommended for knees with posterior cruciate deficiency, as well as for knees with prior patellectomy. Two cases are presented in which a complete dislocation of a Kinematic II Stabilizer prosthesis occurred after primary knee arthroplasty. The mechanism of dislocation was a varus or valgus stress while the knee was flexed. This previously unreported complication of dislocation after primary knee arthroplasty with a posterior stabilized knee prosthesis was, we believe, due, in part, to the design of this prosthesis, which provides little mediolateral stability in flexion, in combination with a mild degree of laxity of the collateral ligaments. This complication could be prevented by use of a prosthesis with greater inherent mediolateral stability.

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Treatment of congenital subluxation and dislocation of the hip by knee splint harness.

The results are reported from a study of 103 cases fitted with the knee splint harness (KSH) which is an orthotic device used for the treatment of congenital subluxation and dislocation of the hip. The knee splint harness consists of a harness attached to posterior plastic shells at the knee which prevent flexion beyond 90 degrees while permitting full and free knee extension. No case was encountered in a 10 year period which failed to reduce. In cases of hip subluxation, reduction was obtained within an average of 5.8 days. In cases of dislocation, reduction was obtained in 6.7 days on average. Follow-up roentgenograms, established that there were no cases presenting with any sign of ischaemia of the epiphysis.

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The Hauser operation for patellar dislocation. 3-32-year results in 63 knees.

The Hauser operation for patellar dislocation was performed in 34 women and 20 men, median age 18 (3-55) years; one leg was amputated because of wound infection with chronic septic arthritis. At the time of follow-up, 8 (3-32) years after the operation 57 knees had normal or almost normal patellar stability, but only 26 knees were free from pain. Only 16 knees had both normal patellar stability and were without pain. Patellar arthrosis had developed in 16 knees and femorotibial arthrosis in 23 knees. Eleven patients operated on before the age of 15 years showed varying grades of axial deformity of the proximal tibia.

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[Fixed posterior subluxation with lateral rotation of the knee joint caused by congenital dislocation of the patella in combination with aplasia of the posterior cruciate ligament. Case report and review of the literature].

Congenital dislocation of the patella is very rare. In this anomaly, the patella is dislocated to the side of the lateral femoral condylus and cannot be repositioned manually. Diagnosis is often made by clinical examination and observation of an abnormal gait. We describe the long-term course of treatment in a young girl with fixed posterior subluxation with lateral rotation of the knee joint caused by congenital dislocation of the patella in combination with aplasia of the posterior cruciate ligament. These anomalies of the knee joint were corrected incrementally. First, recentralization of the patella was performed by open surgery. Subsequently, distraction of the shortened ischiocrural muscles and the posterior capsules and ligaments was conducted. This is the first case to be described, to the best of our knowledge, of a patient with congenital dislocation of the patella in combination with aplasia of the posterior cruciate ligament. We describe the successful treatment of such a fixed posterior subluxation and lateral rotation of the knee joint.

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Flexion instability without dislocation after posterior stabilized total knees.

UNLABELLED: Flexion instability after cruciate-retaining total knee arthroplasty has been well documented. We identified an analogous patient group with symptomatic flexion instability without dislocation after primary posterior stabilized total knee arthroplasty. We sought to determine the typical symptoms and exam findings that lead to the diagnosis, to assess the reliability of revision total knee arthroplasty as a treatment, and to assess the technical difficulties encountered during revision total knee arthroplasty. Between 1995 and 2001, 10 patients had revision of a well-fixed posterior stabilized total knee arthroplasty for isolated symptomatic flexion instability. The typical constellation of symptoms and physical findings included a sense of instability without giving way, recurrent knee effusions, multiple areas of soft tissue tenderness about the knee, and substantial anterior tibial translation at 90 degrees of flexion. The revision operation focused on balancing the flexion and extension gaps while taking care to fill the enlarged flexion gap. Revision total knee arthroplasty was reliable in alleviating pain (mean Knee Society Pain scores improved from 68 points preoperatively to 89 points postoperatively), improving stability (nine of 10 patients had < 5 mm anterior tibial translation postoperatively) and improving patient satisfaction (nine of 10 patients were satisfied). We had no particular technical difficulties with the revision total knee arthroplasty procedures and had reliably achieved well-balanced flexion and extension gaps. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Therapeutic study, Level IV-1 (case series). See the Guidelines for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.

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