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Knee extension contracture

MedGen UID:
767332
•Concept ID:
C3554418
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonym: Extension contractures of knees
 
HPO: HP:0034672

Definition

A type of knee joint contracture in which the knee lacks full expected flexion, such that the upper and lower leg cannot be brought together. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVKnee extension contracture

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Early physiotherapy experience with a biodegradable polyurethane dermal substitute: Therapy guidelines for use.
Schmitt B, Heath K, Kurmis R, Klotz T, Wagstaff MJD, Greenwood J
Burns 2021 Aug;47(5):1074-1083. Epub 2020 Nov 9 doi: 10.1016/j.burns.2020.10.023. PMID: 33339655

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Low-frequency electrical stimulation alleviates immobilization-evoked disuse muscle atrophy by repressing autophagy in skeletal muscle of rabbits.
Liu AY, Zhang QB, Zhu HL, Xiong YW, Wang F, Huang PP, Xu QY, Zhong HZ, Wang H, Zhou Y
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2022 Apr 28;23(1):398. doi: 10.1186/s12891-022-05350-5. PMID: 35484550Free PMC Article
Effects of Judet Quadricepsplasty in the Treatment of Post-traumatic Extension Contracture of the Knee.
Luo Y, Li H, Mei L, Mao X
Orthop Surg 2021 Jun;13(4):1284-1289. Epub 2021 May 6 doi: 10.1111/os.12950. PMID: 33955701Free PMC Article
Early physiotherapy experience with a biodegradable polyurethane dermal substitute: Therapy guidelines for use.
Schmitt B, Heath K, Kurmis R, Klotz T, Wagstaff MJD, Greenwood J
Burns 2021 Aug;47(5):1074-1083. Epub 2020 Nov 9 doi: 10.1016/j.burns.2020.10.023. PMID: 33339655
Percutaneous quadriceps tendon pie-crusting release of extension contracture of the knee.
Liu HX, Wen H, Hu YZ, Yu HC, Pan XY
Orthop Traumatol Surg Res 2014 May;100(3):333-5. Epub 2014 Mar 25 doi: 10.1016/j.otsr.2013.12.023. PMID: 24679369
Diagnostic imaging of the knee in children with arthrogryposis and knee extension or hyperextension contracture.
Borowski A, Grissom L, Littleton AG, Donohoe M, King M, Kumar SJ
J Pediatr Orthop 2008 Jun;28(4):466-70. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e31816c4dd8. PMID: 18520286

Diagnosis

Innovative Percutaneous Quadricepsplasty for Knee Extension Contracture in Arthrogryposis: A Case Report.
Bozorg Savoji P, Khaledian H, Ashkezari DD, Firoozabadi MA
JBJS Case Connect 2024 Oct 1;14(4) Epub 2024 Oct 3 doi: 10.2106/JBJS.CC.23.00524. PMID: 39361779
An unusual presentation of ossified intramuscular hemangioma: a case report.
Jamshidi K, Jafari D, Ramezan Shirazi M, Pahlevansabagh A, Shoushtaryzadeh T
Acta Med Iran 2014;52(4):319-22. PMID: 24901865
Diagnostic imaging of the knee in children with arthrogryposis and knee extension or hyperextension contracture.
Borowski A, Grissom L, Littleton AG, Donohoe M, King M, Kumar SJ
J Pediatr Orthop 2008 Jun;28(4):466-70. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e31816c4dd8. PMID: 18520286
Myogenic knee contracture from acute pelvic venous thrombosis.
Chang MW, Stolov WC, Scremin AM
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 1994 Mar;75(3):358-61. doi: 10.1016/0003-9993(94)90043-4. PMID: 8129593

Therapy

Low-frequency electrical stimulation alleviates immobilization-evoked disuse muscle atrophy by repressing autophagy in skeletal muscle of rabbits.
Liu AY, Zhang QB, Zhu HL, Xiong YW, Wang F, Huang PP, Xu QY, Zhong HZ, Wang H, Zhou Y
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2022 Apr 28;23(1):398. doi: 10.1186/s12891-022-05350-5. PMID: 35484550Free PMC Article
Botulinum toxin type A injection increases range of motion in hip, knee and ankle joint contractures of children with cerebral palsy.
Aktaş E, Ömeroğlu H
Eklem Hastalik Cerrahisi 2019 Aug;30(2):155-62. doi: 10.5606/ehc.2019.65453. PMID: 31291865
Limited quadricepsplasty for contracture during femoral lengthening.
Khakharia S, Fragomen AT, Rozbruch SR
Clin Orthop Relat Res 2009 Nov;467(11):2911-7. Epub 2009 Jun 25 doi: 10.1007/s11999-009-0951-2. PMID: 19554383Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Percutaneous quadriceps tendon pie-crusting release of extension contracture of the knee.
Liu HX, Wen H, Hu YZ, Yu HC, Pan XY
Orthop Traumatol Surg Res 2014 May;100(3):333-5. Epub 2014 Mar 25 doi: 10.1016/j.otsr.2013.12.023. PMID: 24679369
Limited quadricepsplasty for contracture during femoral lengthening.
Khakharia S, Fragomen AT, Rozbruch SR
Clin Orthop Relat Res 2009 Nov;467(11):2911-7. Epub 2009 Jun 25 doi: 10.1007/s11999-009-0951-2. PMID: 19554383Free PMC Article
Diagnostic imaging of the knee in children with arthrogryposis and knee extension or hyperextension contracture.
Borowski A, Grissom L, Littleton AG, Donohoe M, King M, Kumar SJ
J Pediatr Orthop 2008 Jun;28(4):466-70. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e31816c4dd8. PMID: 18520286

Clinical prediction guides

Innovative Percutaneous Quadricepsplasty for Knee Extension Contracture in Arthrogryposis: A Case Report.
Bozorg Savoji P, Khaledian H, Ashkezari DD, Firoozabadi MA
JBJS Case Connect 2024 Oct 1;14(4) Epub 2024 Oct 3 doi: 10.2106/JBJS.CC.23.00524. PMID: 39361779
Effects of Judet Quadricepsplasty in the Treatment of Post-traumatic Extension Contracture of the Knee.
Luo Y, Li H, Mei L, Mao X
Orthop Surg 2021 Jun;13(4):1284-1289. Epub 2021 May 6 doi: 10.1111/os.12950. PMID: 33955701Free PMC Article
Early physiotherapy experience with a biodegradable polyurethane dermal substitute: Therapy guidelines for use.
Schmitt B, Heath K, Kurmis R, Klotz T, Wagstaff MJD, Greenwood J
Burns 2021 Aug;47(5):1074-1083. Epub 2020 Nov 9 doi: 10.1016/j.burns.2020.10.023. PMID: 33339655
Botulinum toxin type A injection increases range of motion in hip, knee and ankle joint contractures of children with cerebral palsy.
Aktaş E, Ömeroğlu H
Eklem Hastalik Cerrahisi 2019 Aug;30(2):155-62. doi: 10.5606/ehc.2019.65453. PMID: 31291865

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