Staged surgery for severe soft tissue and bone loss of the knee

• Main Authors: Chan, C.K., Goh, J.H., Ng, W.M., Kwan, M.K., Merican, A.M., Soong, K.L.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/11078/1/Staged_Surgery_for_Severe_Soft_Tissue_and_Bone_Loss_of_the_Knee.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/11078/; http://www.morthoj.org/2010v4n2/Staged_Surgery.pdf
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

A 20- year-old female student was involved in a motor vehicle accident. She sustained a severe friction injury to the left knee that resulted in considerable soft tissue and bone loss. There was also damage to the knee extensor mechanism, tibialis anterior muscle, femoral trochlea, the anterior half...