RT Journal
A1 Dao, Quang
A1 Chen, Darren B.
A1 Scott, Richard D.
T1 Proximal Patellar Quadricepsplasty Realignment During Total Knee Arthroplasty for Irreducible Congenital Dislocation of the PatellaA Report of Two Cases
JF The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
JO The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
YR 2010
FD October 20
VO 92
IS 14
SP 2457
OP 2461
DO 10.2106/JBJS.H.00812
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.H.00812
AB 
Various techniques to reconstruct a dislocated extensor mechanism have been described1-4. In the presence of severe osteoarthritis, total knee arthroplasty is a surgical option, which may be combined with realignment of the extensor mechanism. We report a new technique of total knee arthroplasty with proximal realignment of the extensor mechanism with use of a V-W quadricepsplasty (quadriceps turndown and medial advancement) in two patients. The patients were informed that data concerning the cases would be submitted for publication, and they consented.