Medial Gastrocnemius Transposition Flap for the Treatment of Disruption of the Extensor Mechanism after Total Knee Arthroplasty*
- 1 June 1997
- journal article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
- Vol. 79 (6) , 866-73
- https://doi.org/10.2106/00004623-199706000-00010
Abstract
We describe a modified technique for the salvage of a total knee arthroplasty after disruption of the extensor mechanism. Between January and December 1992, seven patients had reconstruction of the extensor mechanism with use of a medial or an extended medial gastrocnemius flap. Six of the sKeywords
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