Irreducible congenital dislocation of the knee. Aetiology and management
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Irreducible congenital dislocation of the knee. Aetiology and management.
We report nine cases of irreducible congenital dislocation of the knee which were treated by early operation with good results. All were resistant to conservative measures and operation was performed at an average age of nine months. The essential abnormality was a short quadriceps muscle together with subluxation of the hamstring muscles to lie anterior to the axis of knee flexion. The quadric...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British volume
سال: 1987
ISSN: 0301-620X,2044-5377
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.69b3.3584194