A Case of Rupture of the Patellar Ligament with STATAK.

Wada, Masahiro; Tomonaga, Kunio; Taniguchi, Yasuhide; Uematsu, Nobuhisa; Okumura, Masahiko; Egawa, Tadashi

doi:10.5035/nishiseisai.42.1382

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“…The suture is nonabsorbable polyester. 8 These devices, as well as being used in shoulder surgery, are also used for primary repair of rupture of the lateral collateral ligament of the ankle, 8 rupture of the patellar ligament, 9 and intraoperative disruption of the medial collateral ligament during TKA. 13 However, to our knowledge, no report exists on the repair of partial avulsion of the patellar ligament during TKA using the Statak device.…”

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Repair of partial patellar ligament avulsion during total knee arthroplasty using the Statak device

Yamada

Imaizumi

Takada

2002

Modern Rheumatology

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The Statak is a suture anchor device used for attaching soft tissue to bone. This is a report on six knees in which this device was used to repair partial avulsion of the patellar ligament during total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The six patients were all women. The average age of the patients was 69 years. The diagnosis was osteoarthritis in three patients, rheumatoid arthritis in two, and steroid arthropathy in one. Three of the operations were revision arthroplasties. In all six cases, approximately half of the patellar ligaments were accidentally detached from the tibial tubercles during surgery, and were repaired using the Statak devices. The average length of follow-up was 3 years. The Knee Society knee score improved from an average of 15 points preoperatively to 87 points at the latest follow-up. The average total range of motion measured 104° before surgery and 108° at the latest follow-up. Three of the six knees operated on had no extensor lag. The suture anchor simplifies the secure fixation of the ligament to bone. The procedure can be performed easily and quickly. In our opinion, the Statak device has proven itself to be effective for the repair of partial patellar ligament avulsion during TKA.

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“…[4][5][6][7][8][9] Suture anchors were initially developed and promoted for use in shoulder repairs, but they have a large number of other potential applications. 6 This article reports our experiences of using this device for the repair of partial avulsion of the patellar ligaments during TKA.…”

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