Reconstruction of Disrupted Extensor Mechanism After Total Knee Arthroplasty

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (10) ◽  
pp. 3134-3140 ◽  
Author(s):  
C.T. Lim ◽  
Derek F. Amanatullah ◽  
James I. Huddleston ◽  
Alex H.S. Harris ◽  
Katherine L. Hwang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Total Knee Arthroplasty ◽  
Knee Arthroplasty ◽  
Extensor Mechanism ◽  
Total Knee

Synthetic Graft Compared With Allograft Reconstruction for Extensor Mechanism Disruption in Total Knee Arthroplasty

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (12) ◽  
pp. 451-457 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas J. Wood ◽  
Jennifer Leighton ◽  
David J. Backstein ◽  
Jacquelyn D. Marsh ◽  
James L. Howard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Total Knee Arthroplasty ◽  
Knee Arthroplasty ◽  
Extensor Mechanism ◽  
Synthetic Graft ◽  
Allograft Reconstruction ◽  
Total Knee

Modified Intervastus Approach to the Knee

2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (05) ◽  
pp. 422-424
Author(s):  
James Kohlman ◽  
Craig Valle ◽  
Muthana Sartawi
Keyword(s):  
Total Knee Arthroplasty ◽  
Knee Arthroplasty ◽  
Knee Extension ◽  
Extensor Mechanism ◽  
Vastus Medialis ◽  
Medial Parapatellar Approach ◽  
Total Knee ◽  
Anterior Knee ◽  
Medial Parapatellar

AbstractThe modified intervastus approach to the anterior knee is an approach that may be used in the majority of patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty. This article presents the first description of this approach. The advantages of this approach include its extensile nature, similar to a medial parapatellar approach, and preservation of the extensor mechanism and the vastus medialis, leading to a more rapid return to active knee extension than is traditionally observed. The approach is also simple to perform, easy to close, and is compatible with more extensile approaches such as a quadriceps snip if required in revision scenarios.

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