Patellofemoral ankylosis: case report and technical note.

Márcio Balbinotti Ferrari1, Marcelo Kemel Zago1, Jacqueline Vieira de Castro1

  • 1Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Rua Ramiro Barcelos, 2350 - Santa Cecília, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 90035-903, Brazil.

Summary

This study presents a novel surgical technique for treating post-traumatic patellar ankylosis. Patellofemoral retinacular interposition arthroplasty significantly improved knee range of motion in two patients.

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