Correcting flexion contractures: getting it straight.
Orthopedics
; 31(9): 925-6, 2008 Sep.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18814617
Many factors play a role in causing a flexion contracture associated with TKA. The final goal of correction is to achieve and maintain a contracture that is < 15 degrees. Contractures between 10 degrees and 15 degrees may still be symptomatic, and those < or = 10 degrees are rarely a problem. Perioperative and intraoperative treatment measures exist to alleviate flexion contractures. Intraoperative correction determines the final result in most cases, except in inflammatory cases where the preoperative contracture is > 40 degrees. In these cases, under anesthesia the preoperative contracture need only be corrected to within one-third of its initial amount, and the remainder will usually resolve with postoperative physical therapy and serial casting or splinting.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Deformidades Articulares Adquiridas
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Contratura
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Artroplastia do Joelho
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Articulação do Joelho
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2008
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Article