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[Disarticulation of the knee. Surgical technic--prosthesis fitting]
- Source :
- Revue de chirurgie orthopedique et reparatrice de l'appareil moteur. 68(6)
- Publication Year :
- 1982
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Abstract
- The authors describe a modified technique for knee joint disarticulation surgery. Their approach provides two flaps, one medial and one lateral, which result in a posterior, longitudinal scar that remains outside the contact areas of the prosthesis. They abrade the lateral and posterior aspect of each condyle, peeling out the articular cartilage and re-covering the condyles with the joint capsule. This technique allows a satisfactory stability in prosthetic rotation, and improves the appearance of the artificial limb. For post-operative rehabilitation the authors use a tridimensional alignment jig and a prosthetic ankle with three degrees of freedom: flexion-extension, lateral-medial motion and rotation, making easier the swing phase while maintaining the obvious advantages of a pilon-type prosthesis.
- Subjects :
- Leg
Knee Joint
Humans
Artificial Limbs
Amputation, Surgical
Biomechanical Phenomena
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- French
- ISSN :
- 00351040
- Volume :
- 68
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Revue de chirurgie orthopedique et reparatrice de l'appareil moteur
- Accession number :
- edsair.pmid..........a747efa8d70b763edad0b1c73b6377eb