Journals / Eklem Hastalıkları ve Cerrahisi Dergisi (Eski Adı: Artroplasti Artroskopik Cerrahi Derg.) / 2011 / Cilt: 22 - Sayı: 2

The relationship between the quadriceps muscle strength and the anterior knee pain occurring after locked intramedullary nailing for tibial diaphysis fractures

Tibia cisim kırıklarının intramedüller kilitli çivi ile tedavisi sonrası görülen diz önü ağrısının kuadriseps kas gücü ile ilişkisi

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81–84
Publication Date
2022-10-18
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Anterior knee pain can be reduced mostly with appropriate rehabilitation programme.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objectives: The relationship between the quadriceps muscle strength and anterior knee pain occuring after locked tibial intramedullary nailing for tibial shaft (diaphysis) fracture was investigated.
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Key Findings & Data:All patients were operated on by splitting the patellar tendon in the middle and using superior approach.
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Conclusion & Impact:Anterior knee pain can be reduced mostly with appropriate rehabilitation programme.
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Objectives: The relationship between the quadriceps muscle strength and anterior knee pain occuring after locked tibial intramedullary nailing for tibial shaft (diaphysis) fracture was investigated. Patients and methods: Thirty-eight patients who were treated with locked intramedullary nailing for tibial shaft fractures were included in this study. The patients who had anterior knee pain before the surgery were excluded. All patients were operated on by splitting the patellar tendon in the middle and using superior approach. The fractures were all statically locked. Isometric quadriceps strengthening exercises were begun immediately in the postoperative period. The patients were divided into two groups whether they had anterior knee pain (group 1; G1) or not (group 2; G2). There were 18 patients in G1 (12 males, 6 females; mean age 36.9 years) and 20 patients (14 males, 6 females; mean age 35.4 years) in G2. Quadriceps muscle strength was evaluated with using the Daniel ve Worthingham’s manual grading criteria (0-5). The mean follow-up time was 27.4 months (range 11-51 months) in G1 and 30.5 months (range 12-59 months) in G2. Results: Decrease in quadriceps muscle strength was observed in eight patients in G1 and two patients in G2. The relation between anterior knee pain and decrease in quadriceps muscle strength was significant (p=0.02). Conclusion: Anterior knee pain after intramedullary nailing of tibial shaft fractures is related to quadriceps muscle weakness. However quadriceps muscle weakness is not the only effective factor that leads to anterior knee pain. Anterior knee pain can be reduced mostly with appropriate rehabilitation programme.

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Amaç: Tibia cisim (diyafiz) kırığı nedeniyle kilitli intramedüller çivi uygulanan hastalarda ameliyat sonrası görülen diz önü ağrısı ile kuadriseps kas gücü arasındaki ilişki araştırıldı. Hastalar ve yöntemler: Tibia cisim kırığı nedeniyle kilitli intramedüller çivi uygulanan 38 hasta çalışmaya alındı. Ameliyat öncesi diz önü ağrısı olan hastalar dışlandı. Tüm hastalarda patellar tendon ortadan ikiye ayrılarak geçildi ve çivinin tibiaya giriş noktası olarak superiyor yaklaşım kullanıldı. Tüm çiviler statik olarak kilitlendi. Ameliyat sonrası dönemde hemen izometrik kuadriseps güçlendirme egzersizlerine başlandı. Hastalar diz önü ağrısı olup (grup 1; G1) olmamasına (grup 2; G2) göre iki gruba ayrıldı. G1 18 hastadan (12 erkek, 6 kadın: ort. yaş 36.9 yıl), G2 ise 20 hastadan (14 erkek, 6 kadın: ort. yaş 35.4 yıl) oluştu. Her iki grupta kuadriseps kas güçleri Daniel ve Worthingham’ın manuel derecelendirme kriterleri (0-5) kullanılarak değerlendirildi. Ortalama takip süresi G1’de 27.4 ay (dağılım 11-51 ay), G2’de 30.5 ay (dağılım 12-59 ay) idi. Bulgular: Kuadriseps kas gücündeki azalma G1’deki sekiz hastada ve G2’deki iki hastada tespit edildi. Diz önü ağrısı ve kuadriseps kas gücü azalması arasındaki ilişki anlamlıydı (p=0.02). Sonuç: Tibia cisim kırıklarında intramedüller çivileme sonrası gelişen diz önü ağrısı kuadriseps kas gücü zayıflığı ile ilişkilidir. Ancak kuadriseps kas güçsüzlüğü, ağrının gelişmesinde tek etkili faktör değildir. Diz önü ağrısı, ameliyat sonrası uygun rehabilitasyon programlarının uygulanması ile önemli ölçüde azaltılabilir.

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DEMİRTAŞ, A., UÇAR, B. Y., MERCAN, A. Ş., DURAKBAŞA, M. O., ÇAKIR, İ. A., AZBOY, İ. (2022). The relationship between the quadriceps muscle strength and the anterior knee pain occurring after locked intramedullary nailing for tibial diaphysis fractures. Eklem Hastalıkları ve Cerrahisi Dergisi (Eski Adı: Artroplasti Artroskopik Cerrahi Derg.), Cilt: 22 - Sayı: 2, 81–84. https://ajindex.com/articles/498688

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