A treatise on orthopedic surgery . Krogius operation for displaced patella. and the musculoaponeurotic section is carried over the patella tofill the oj^ening in the outer part of the capsule. The variousincisions are then closed with sutures. In extreme cases thetubercle of the tibia, with the attached tendon, may be removedand reimplanted on the inner aspect of the tibia, as suggested byWolff and Walsham. The limb should be held in the extendedposition for a time, and it should afterward be supported by abrace or knee-cap for several months. Subsequently massageand exercise for restoring the
A treatise on orthopedic surgery . Krogius operation for displaced patella. and the musculoaponeurotic section is carried over the patella tofill the oj^ening in the outer part of the capsule. The variousincisions are then closed with sutures. In extreme cases thetubercle of the tibia, with the attached tendon, may be removedand reimplanted on the inner aspect of the tibia, as suggested byWolff and Walsham. The limb should be held in the extendedposition for a time, and it should afterward be supported by abrace or knee-cap for several months. Subsequently massageand exercise for restoring the tone of the weakened muscleshould be employed. ELONGATION OF THE LIGAMENTUM PATELLA. In certain cases the ligamentum patella may be abnormallylong, so that the patella lies habitually above its proper elonaation mav be one of the evidences of o-eneral relaxa- ^ Zeit. f. 1904. Xo. 24. NON-TUBEECULOUS AFFECTIONS OF KNEE-JOINT. 461 tion of the ligaments of the knee, and thus a predisposing causeof the slipping p
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