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- Title
Gerdy tubercle osteotomy in surgical approach of posterolateral corner of the knee.
- Authors
Garofalo, Raffaele; Wettstein, Michael; Fanelli, Greg; Mouhsine, Elyazid
- Abstract
Posterolateral corner (PLC) injuries of the knee are uncommon injury patterns that may result in significant degrees of functional disability. When surgery is necessary to address this injury a good knowledge of anatomy and a good surgical exposure is the mainstay. This report reviews the complex anatomy of the posterolateral corner (PLC) of knee and describes the osteotomy of Gerdy tubercle as a technical variant to approach this anatomical region. This surgical step allowing a good mobilisation of the multiple layers of ilio-tibial tract from distal to proximal makes an excellent exposure of the PLC structures with absence of morbidity.
- Subjects
POSTEROLATERAL corner; ORTHOPEDIC surgery; KNEE injuries; OSTEOTOMY; BONE surgery; ANATOMY
- Publication
Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, 2007, Vol 15, Issue 1, p31
- ISSN
0942-2056
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1007/s00167-006-0121-y