Monday 12 October 2020

Stiff Painfull knee post trauma

50 year old photographer  with a painful stiff knee 11 year post conservative treated femoral fracture





Options of fusion/ replacement with inherent risk of failure/infection and non union was discussed.  Did not expect this avulsion fracture of patella and tibial
TTO was part of exposure to correct the patella Baja
Had a delayed wound healing issues

 
12 years later walking with 0 to 70 degrees flexion. walking full wt bearing with no pain





 

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