$Fixed flexion deformity of the knee following femoral physeal fracture: the Inverted Cyclops lesion$

Fixed flexion deformity of the knee following femoral physeal fracture: the Inverted Cyclops lesion

An adolescent inter-condylar fracture of the distal femur was treated with percutaneous cancellous screws and an above-knee plaster. The subsequent fixed flexion deformity of the knee was initially considered to be due to soft tissue capsular scarring and adhesions but arthroscopic assessment of the...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Injury 2004-12, Vol.35 (12), p.1330-1333
Hauptverfasser:	Hart, A.J., Eastwood, D.M., Dowd, G.S.E.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Anesthesia Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy Arthroscopy Biological and medical sciences Bone Screws Diseases of the osteoarticular system Femoral Fractures - complications Femoral Fractures - physiopathology Femoral Fractures - surgery General anesthesia. Technics. Complications. Neuromuscular blocking. Premedication. Surgical preparation. Sedation Humans Injuries of the limb. Injuries of the spine Joint Instability - etiology Joint Instability - physiopathology Joint Instability - surgery Knee Joint - abnormalities Knee Joint - diagnostic imaging Male Medical sciences Postoperative Complications - etiology Postoperative Complications - physiopathology Postoperative Complications - surgery Radiography Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents Treatment Outcome
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Zusammenfassung:	An adolescent inter-condylar fracture of the distal femur was treated with percutaneous cancellous screws and an above-knee plaster. The subsequent fixed flexion deformity of the knee was initially considered to be due to soft tissue capsular scarring and adhesions but arthroscopic assessment of the joint identified an ‘Inverted Cyclops’ lesion. This consisted of excess callus and fibrous tissue arising from the femoral notch. Arthroscopic excision of this tissue cured the deformity.
ISSN:	0020-1383 1879-0267
DOI:	10.1016/j.injury.2003.10.003