Biplanar Supracondylar Femoral Derotation Osteotomy for Patellofemoral Malalignment: the Anterior Closed-wedge Technique

Overview

Journal Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc

Publisher Wiley

Specialties Emergency Medicine
General Surgery
Orthopedics

Date 2014 Apr 22

PMID 24748287

Citations 23

Authors

Stefan Hinterwimmer

Philipp Minzlaff

Tim Saier

Philipp Niemeyer

Andreas B Imhoff

Matthias J Feucht

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Abstract

Unlabelled: Patellofemoral malalignment can be caused by several factors including increased internal torsion of the femur. As a causative treatment method, supracondylar femoral derotation osteotomies have been proposed. For valgus- and varus-producing supracondylar femoral osteotomies, a biplanar osteotomy has been introduced in order to enhance primary fixation stability and osseous consolidation by increased bone-to-bone contact. In this article, a modification of this technique is described, which allows for a biplanar supracondylar femoral derotation osteotomy.

Level Of Evidence: V.

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