Volume 26, Issue 126, August 2022

Rehabilitation for femoral retroversion an uncommon phenomenon post supracondylar femur fracture - A case report

Kamya Jitesh Somaiya¹, Pratik Arun Phansopkar^2♦, Neha Vinay Chitale³

¹Intern, Ravi Nair Physiotherapy College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Wardha, Maharashtra, India
²Associate Professor and HOD, Department of Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy, Ravi Nair Physiotherapy College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Wardha, Maharashtra, India
³Resident, Department of Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy, Ravi Nair Physiotherapy College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Wardha, Maharashtra, India

^♦Corresponding author
Associate Professor and HOD, Department of Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy, Ravi Nair Physiotherapy College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Wardha, Maharashtra, India

ABSTRACT

The most frequent cause of the malrotation of the femur, which frequently goes undiagnosed, is supracondylar femur fractures. This case describes a 55-year-old man who had a supracondylar femur fracture in his right lower limb. Because of the neglect, the patient has an external rotation deformity. An external rotation deformity was present in the right lower limb. This patient received physiotherapy treatment. The exterior rotation deformity needed to be corrected was the major priority. Exercises with resistance bands, Mulligan Mobilization, and Myofascial Release Technique were used. The Lower Extremity Functional Scale, the SF36 for Quality of Life, and Manual Muscle Testing were only a few of the outcome measures used. When scores were compared before and after physiotherapy, a significant positive effect was seen. The external rotation deformity of the hip can be treated with physiotherapy, which also helps the patient’s quality of life. The patient's condition and quality of life were significantly enhanced by the treatment plan we adopted to fix the External Rotation Deformity.

Keywords: Supracondylar fracture, Femoral Retroversion, Case Report, Mulligan Mobilisation, Rehabilitation, Quality of Life

Medical Science, 2022, 26, ms333e2217

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi/v26i126/ms333e2217

Published: 08 August 2022