In our examination of the anatomy of the knee extensor mechanism in patients with degenerative ... that after a total knee arthroplasty, rehabilitation in knees with obliquely oriented muscle ...

vch.ca The extensor mechanism (EM) of the knee comprises the quadriceps muscles and tendon, the patella, patellar tendon and supporting retinaculum (figure 1). Injuries of the EM are common and may be ...

Sixty-five consecutive primary total knee arthroplasties were done in 60 patients (40 women and 20 men). Three female patients with a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis were excluded from the study.

6 Department of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA 7 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, College of Medicine and the Departments of Biomedical Engineering and ...