ArticlePakistan journal of medical sciences2026
The effectiveness of surgical management in knee flexion contracture in primary total knee arthroplasty.
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Objectives: This study aimed to compare knee flexion contracture before & after Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) post-intraoperative soft tissue release, posterior osteophytes removal & distal femoral additional cutting. Methodology: This descriptive study was conducted in the department of Orthopedic & Spine Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar from 1 Results: Out of 72 patients included in our study, 41(56.9%) were women & 33(45.8%) were men. 49(68%) patients had age <65years & 23(31.9%) patients had age >65years. The mean flexion contracture in pre-op patients was 16.9 degrees & in post-op patients mean flexion contracture was 5.9 degrees at one month of follow up, 5.5 degree at three months & 5.3 degree at six months of follow up. Conclusion: Knee flexion contracture is one of the debilitated conditions associated with knee OA & can be corrected in Total Knee Arthroplasty with soft tissue releases, posterior osteophytes removal & capsular release in moderate flexion contracture cases while flexion contracture >30º require additional resection of distal 2-3mm of distal femur.
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