Surgical treatment of an unstable varus knee: one-stage or two-stage?

• Published in: Chirurgia degli organi di movimento Vol. 92; no. 2; pp. 137 - 138
• Main Authors: Felli, Lamberto, Binazzi, Roberto, Biglieni, Luca
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Milan Springer Milan 01.09.2008; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adult; Anterior Cruciate Ligament - pathology; Anterior Cruciate Ligament - surgery; Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries; Arthroscopy; Athletic Injuries - surgery; Bone Screws; Case Report; Disease Progression; Female; Humans; Joint Instability - surgery; Knee; Knee Injuries - surgery; Knee Joint - abnormalities; Ligaments; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Menisci, Tibial - surgery; Orthopedics; Osteotomy; Patellar Ligament - transplantation; Postoperative Complications - surgery; Rupture - surgery; Sports medicine; Surgical Orthopedics; Sutures; Tibial Meniscus Injuries; Osteotomy; Replacement; ACL
• ISSN: 0009-4749; 2035-5106; 1973-2538; 2035-5114
• DOI: 10.1007/s12306-008-0056-1

We present a case of a young female athlete with chronic knee instability and constitutional varus limb, in which the failure of an initial stabilising operation required multiple operations to correct the unstable varus knee: in particular valgus osteotomy and ligament reconstruction using contralateral patellar tendon were performed in two staged operations in order to minimise surgical aggression, optimise rehabilitation and prevent postop complications. The final result is evaluated according to the IKDC chart as normal category A.