Abstract
Cryogenic thermal necrosis after knee surgery is rare. We describe a patient who presented with an anterior knee soft tissue defect in conjunction with an extensor mechanism deficiency secondary to a cold thermal injury after an anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. We treated the patient with a single stage surgical procedure combining patellar tendon reconstruction and soft tissue coverage utilizing the superficial portion of the patient's vascularized Achilles tendon attached to a medial gastrocnemius flap. The patient returned to unrestricted activities and has demonstrated this through a five year follow-up.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 686-691 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Knee |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 1 2017 |
Keywords
- Cryogenic injury
- Extensor mechanism
- Necrosis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
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Kim, R. H., Randolph, A. H., Tirre, C. J., Morrey, M., & Jennings, J. M. (2017). Patellar tendon reconstruction using an extended gastrocnemius flap following cryogenic injury to the knee. Knee, 24(3), 686-691. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knee.2017.01.012