Supracondylar femur fracture following multiligament knee reconstruction with Internal Brace® augmentation: A case report

Abstract

This a case report of a 40-year-old male with left knee dislocation Type III and associated peroneal nerve palsy underwent delayed allograft reconstruction of his multiligament knee injury (MKI) with Internal Brace augmentation. The patient returned to work at 6 months postoperatively. He then fell and sustained a displaced supracondylar left femur fracture at the site of the internal brace augmentation of his lateral collateral ligament (LCL) reconstruction for which he underwent placement of a retrograde femoral nail. At 2 years of follow-up the patient had no evidence of knee instability.Level of evidence: V.

Keywords

• Multiligament knee reconstruction
• Internal brace
• Femoral fracture
• Outcome
• Case