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3668549

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1987-12-10
pubmed:abstractText
A prospective clinical and radionuclide study was done to ascertain the effect of a lateral release on patella vascularity in total knee arthroplasty. Although the basic surgical procedure was the same in all 36 knees, postoperative technetium bone scans revealed a higher incidence (9 of 16, 56.4%) of vascular compromise in knees with a lateral release than in those without a lateral release (3 of 20, 15%). Although only one clinical complication (fractured patella not requiring secondary surgery) occurred, the lateral release itself appears to have a causal relationship with patella viability. It does not seem to be the sole determinant, however, because the development of a "cold" patella in three knees that did not have a lateral release implicates other factors, such as thermal necrosis and anatomic variation of the blood supply.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0883-5403
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
2
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
209-14
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1987
pubmed:articleTitle
The relationship of lateral releases to patella viability in total knee arthroplasty.
pubmed:affiliation
Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, New York.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article