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A novel technique with Dacron vascular graft augmentation for knee extensor mechanism repairs: Technical note

Ruptures of the extensor apparatus can have different etiologies and be complicated by underlying situations. Direct repair is not always possible, and reconstruction procedures can be insufficient, which leads to the appearance of multiple augmentation techniques to improve the strength of these co...

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Autores principales: Silva, Rómulo, Pereira, Eva Campos, Distefano, Marco, Toon, Roskams, Verhaegen, Jeroen, Lagae, Koen, Verdonk, Peter
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: EDP Sciences 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9377215/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35969122
http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/sicotj/2022034
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Sumario:Ruptures of the extensor apparatus can have different etiologies and be complicated by underlying situations. Direct repair is not always possible, and reconstruction procedures can be insufficient, which leads to the appearance of multiple augmentation techniques to improve the strength of these constructs. Despite the proven results of these techniques, numerous procedures are described without any gold standard. We present our augmentation method for repairing the knee extensor apparatus with a vascular prosthesis that facilitates healing, does not interfere with the primary procedure, has no donor morbidity or rejection risk, and allows earlier mobilization and rehabilitation. The technique was used in different cases with multiple etiologies that needed reinforcement, with promising results.