Arthroscopic Release of Severe Flexion- and Extension-Impeding Knee Stiffness With Inaccessible Joint.

ABSTRACT: Knee stiffness with severe flexion and extension impediment is a common clinical condition that challenges orthopaedic surgeons. Arthroscopic release techniques have been reported, mostly for slight extension or flexion deficits. However, for severe flexion- and extension-impeding knee stiffness, especially when there is no intra-articular space in which to place the arthroscope, effective arthroscopic release techniques are still being pursued. We introduce a systemic arthroscopic release technique to address this special condition, in which a trans-infrapatellar fat pad release technique is developed to obtain access to the joint and to perform intra-articular and periarticular release, as well as scar tissue removal. One critical point of this technique is to create the posteromedial an

SUBMITTER: Zhao J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8719267 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature