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ArticleJournal of orthopaedic case reports2025

Distal Femur Extension Osteotomy for Fixed Flexion Deformity Following Distal Femur Malunion - A Case Report.

Adithyaa Sivaramakrishnan, Mohammed Tavfiq, J K Giriraj Harshavardhan, Sundar Suriyakumar, Nachiappan Regupathy

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Adithyaa SivaramakrishnanDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Mohammed TavfiqDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
J K Giriraj HarshavardhanDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Sundar SuriyakumarDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Nachiappan RegupathyDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

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Abstract

Introduction: Fixed flexion deformities of the knee joint can be due to a variety of causes - intra-articular, extra-articular, muscular, neurogenic, etc. The etiology decides the mode of management and prognosis. Case Report: A 16-year-old male with a 2-year-old malunited right distal femur physeal injury presented with "fixed flexion deformity" of the knee. Clinical and radiological assessment showed that the "fixed flexion knee deformity" was actually a procurvatum deformity of the distal femur. Supracondylar extension osteotomy was done after thorough planning and using an angle blade plate as an alignment tool. Conclusion: Following the procedure, the patient had complete correction of the deformity. His quality of life indicators were in support of a good to excellent functional outcome.

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distal femur malunionExtension osteotomyFixed flexion deformitySupracondylar osteotomy

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