Healio

Marlex mesh may be durable, reliable in reconstruction for extensor mechanism disruption

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with extensor mechanism disruption had a 20% cumulative incidence of a mesh failure requiring mesh ...
Healio

Synthetic mesh extensor mechanism reconstruction after TKA can yield good functional outcomes

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . James A. Browne, MD, discussed treatment options for extensor mechanism disruption following total knee ...
Nature

Extensor Mechanism Integrity in Knee Arthroplasty

The knee’s extensor mechanism comprises the quadriceps muscle, quadriceps tendon, patella, patellar tendon and tibial tubercle. In total knee arthroplasty (TKA), maintaining continuity of this ...
BMJ

Knee extensor muscle weakness is a risk factor for the development of knee osteoarthritis: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis including 46 819 men and women

Objective To update a systematic review on the association between knee extensor muscle weakness and the risk of incident knee osteoarthritis in women and men. Data sources Systematic searches in ...