Treatment of fixed knee flexion deformity by anterior distal femoral stapling.

  • Alexander Simon Spiro
  • Peggy Stenger
  • Michael Hoffmann
  • Eik Vettorazzi
  • Kornelia Babin
  • Sandra Lipovac
  • Jan Philipp Kolb
  • Alexander Novo De Oliveira
  • Johannes Maria Rueger
  • Ralf Stücker

Abstract

The treatment of fixed knee flexion deformity through anterior distal femoral stapling has been investigated in only two studies so far, with promising results. The aim of the present study was to determine whether this technique might improve fixed knee flexion deformity in a series of growing children and adolescents with different conditions. Follow-up examinations were continued after staple removal in terms of a possible impairment of this deformity.

Bibliographical data

Original languageEnglish
Article number12
ISSN0942-2056
Publication statusPublished - 2012
pubmed 22307752