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Isolated ischaemic contracture of medial head of gastrocnemius

Authors: Shradha Gupta, Tahir Mahmud, Anthea Davy, Adam W. M. Mitchell, Andy Williams

Published in: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy | Issue 11/2012

Abstract

A 47-year-old woman presented with a disabling fixed flexion deformity of the knee and an equinus deformity of the ankle following treatment in a cast for a minor flexion deformity following a tibial plateau fracture. Two years later, the cause was identified as an isolated ischaemic contracture involving the medial head of gastrocnemius. She made a good recovery following extensive corrective surgery and rehabilitation.

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Title: Isolated ischaemic contracture of medial head of gastrocnemius
Authors: Shradha Gupta
Tahir Mahmud
Anthea Davy
Adam W. M. Mitchell
Andy Williams
Publication date: 01-11-2012
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy / Issue 11/2012
Print ISSN: 0942-2056
Electronic ISSN: 1433-7347
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-011-1839-8

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Isolated ischaemic contracture of medial head of gastrocnemius

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