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V-Y turndown flap augmentation for acute quadriceps rupture after total knee arthroplasty: a prospective matched cohort study

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Abstract

Purpose

To evaluate the effectiveness of the quadriceps V-Y turndown augmentation for acute quadriceps tendon ruptures in the setting of TKA.

Methods

Prospective cohort of 22 patients with quadriceps rupture after TKA were compared with 44 matched patients underwent TKA without quadriceps rupture. Quadriceps ruptures were treated within three weeks after injury by suture augmented with Scuderi quadriceps V-Y turndown flap. Clinical evaluation was performed by the Knee Society Scores (KSS), Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) and range of motion. Patellar height was assessed by the Blackburne-Peel ratio.

Results

The mean follow-up was 3.3 (range, 3–4) years. At the final follow-up, there were significant improvements in mean KSS scores in both groups (p = 0.001). In the quadriceps group, the mean flexion for all patients, but one with arthrodesis for periprosthetic infection, was 100.1° (range, 90–110°) and mean extensor lag was 7.1° (range, 0–20°). There were significant differences between groups in KSS scores (p = 0.001). Active flexion (p = 0.020) and extension (p = 0.001) were significantly better in the control group. However, there was no significant difference in WOMAC scores (p = 0.252) or patient satisfaction (p = 0.352). There were no quadriceps reruptures. One patient with periprosthetic infection was treated with arthrodesis.

Conclusion

The quadriceps V-Y turndown is an effective and safe procedure for quadriceps ruptures in the setting of TKA. Although the functional outcomes were lower than in TKA patients with no quadriceps rupture, the quality of life and satisfaction were successful in the TKA patients with quadriceps rupture.

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    Francisco A. Miralles-Muñoz, Marta Rubio-Morales, Matias Ruiz-Lozano, Daniel Martinez-Mendez, Santiago Gonzalez-Parreño & Alejandro Lizaur-Utrilla

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Miralles-Muñoz, F.A., Rubio-Morales, M., Ruiz-Lozano, M. et al. V-Y turndown flap augmentation for acute quadriceps rupture after total knee arthroplasty: a prospective matched cohort study. International Orthopaedics (SICOT) 45, 1501–1507 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00264-021-04939-0

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