Osteochondral fractures in the knee treated with butyl-2-cyanoacrylate glue. A case report


Published online: Oct 27 2006

Rehan Gul, Fahim Khan, Yusuf Maher, Dermot O'Farrell

From Mid Western Regional Hospital, Limerick, Ireland

Abstract

We report a new method of fixation of osteochondral fractures using tissue adhesive butyl-2-cyanoacrylate. A traumatic osteochondral fracture of the patella and the medial femoral condyle in a 29-year-old male was fixed with butyl-2-cyanoacrylate tissue adhesive. At 6 month follow-up the fractures showed complete healing, the postoperative knee score was 84 and the functional knee score 90 (Knee Society Clinical Rating System).