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The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Vol 58, Issue 7 978-985, Copyright © 1976 by Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc

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Triple tenodesis of the knee. A soft-tissue operation for the correction of paralytic genu recurvatum

J Perry, JP O'Brien and AR Hodgson

There are two types of genu recurvatum: one with bone deformity, which responds well to osteotomy, and one with posterior soft-tissue laxity with secondary bone changes. To date, no reliable treatment short of arthrodesis has been effective for the second type. An operation for this type of genu recurvatum (post-poliomyelitic) is described: a soft-tissue reconstruction of the lax tissues posterior to the knee joint done in three layers. The operation was done on sixteen knees in fourteen patients, with an average follow-up of four years and three months. The average recurvatum before surgery was 42 degrees and at the time of follow-up it was 6 degrees. Preliminary surgery is often required and precise surgical technique and prolonged bracing after surgery also are needed. All but one patient was made brace-free provided the limb operated on was not flail.
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