Orthopedic & Muscular System: Current Research
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Hiroyuki Kawamura

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• Case Report
  Femoral Quadriceps Tendon Closure Failure After Total Knee Arthroplasty
  Author(s): Takatomo Mine*, Koichiro Ihara, Hiroyuki Kawamura, Ryutaro Kuriyama and Ryo DateTakatomo Mine*, Koichiro Ihara, Hiroyuki Kawamura, Ryutaro Kuriyama and Ryo Date
  
  Extensor mechanism disruption after total knee arthroplasty is rare. Extensor mechanism disruption can occur either intraoperatively or postoperatively. We present our first case a femoral quadriceps tendon closure failure in a medial parapatellar approach. Two causes might explain the failure of the femoral quadriceps tendon closure. One is insufficient sutures in the closure of the medial parapatellar approach. The other might be the effect of a local periarticular injection. A torn tendon was refreshed and performed tightly with heavy nonabsorbable sutures. A successful repair was obtained... View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-0533.1000237

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