Use of Percutaneous Needle Tenotomy for Treatment of Congenital Knee dislocation

Case Report

Volume 2 | Issue 3 | JOCR July-Sep 2012 | Page 25-27 |Patwardhan S, Shyam AK

 Use of Percutaneous Needle Tenotomy for Treatment of Congenital Knee dislocation – Technical Note

Authors:  Sandeep Patwardhan¹, Ashok Shyam^1,2

  ¹ Sancheti Institute for Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, 16, Shivaji nagar, Pune, India
²Indian Orthopaedic Research Group, Thane, India.

 Address of Correspondence
Dr. Ashok Shyam, Sancheti Institute for Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, 16, Shivaji nagar, Pune, India.Email – drashokshyam@yahoo.co.uk

  Abstract

 Quadriceps muscle contracture is the main pathology in cases of congenital dislocation of Knee. This can be easily accessed and released through percutaneous approach using a wide bore needle. This technical note describes the technique in details. It is a simple technique with minimum complications and gives good results in selected cases.

Keywords: congenital dislocation of knee, percutaneous needle tenotomy; quadriceps tenotomy