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KMID : 0378019660090120091
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New Medical Journal
1966 Volume.9 No. 12 p.91 ~ p.96
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10 Cases of Osteotomy
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Abstract
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1. The author has performes 10 cases of osteotomy, 5 cases of subtrocha ntericosteotmy and 5 cases-of supracondylar osteotomy of the femur, for correction of fixed flexion-deformities. After surgery, patients were immobilized by means of hip spica cast, for 8 to 12 weeks, and quadriceps setting exercises were done as soon as possible.Follow-up study revealed that complete extension(180°) was achieved `in 6 cases, 17 extension in 1 case and 170° extension in 3 cases.
2. The author concludes that osteotomy for correction of fixed flexion deformities is the indicated procedure, even though the number of cases in this study was not many.
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