Key result
Locally made turnbuckle distractor corrects severe knee fixed flexion deformity in 2 postpolio paralysis patients.
Why the study?
Severe knee fixed flexion deformity in postpolio residual paralysis is commonly encountered and usually corrected by surgical interventions.
Does a turnbuckle distractor correct severe knee fixed flexion deformity in patients with postpolio residual paralysis?
Population
Two cases of PPRP with severe right knee FFD
Design
Case report
Authors
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May offer low-cost noninvasive correction in select postpolio cases; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation before practice change.
Case Report (n=2)
Does a turnbuckle distractor correct severe knee fixed flexion deformity in patients with postpolio residual paralysis?
A simple turnbuckle distractor can effectively and safely correct severe knee fixed flexion deformity in postpolio residual paralysis, potentially avoiding the need for surgery.
Ghosh et al. (2026) conducted a case report in Postpolio residual paralysis with severe knee fixed flexion deformity (n=2). Turnbuckle distractor was evaluated on Correction of knee fixed flexion deformity. A locally made turnbuckle distractor successfully achieved the desired correction of severe knee fixed flexion deformity in two patients with postpolio residual paralysis after 10 and 14 weeks.
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