Treatment of Severe Knee Joint Stiffness with Soft Tissue Release and External Fixation
摘要
This case illustrates a treatment of severe post-traumatic knee joint stiffness. The surgery performed in this case was a Judet quadricepsplasty procedure and the adjuvant use of external fixation (computer-assisted hexapod – Ortho-SUV Frame). The use of the hexapod frame gradually improved range of motion (ROM) of the knee.