Irradiation in the treatment of arthrofibrosis after total knee arthroplasty: a preliminary trial.

Autor:	Baier, Clemens, Springorum, Hans-Robert, Maderbacher, Günther, Winkler, Sebastian, Füchtmeier, Bernd, Neugebauer, Rainer
Předmět:	TOTAL knee replacement IRRADIATION DISEASE complications OSTEOARTHRITIS POSTOPERATIVE care PATIENTS
Zdroj:	Central European Journal of Medicine; Aug2012, Vol. 7 Issue 4, p553-556, 4p
Abstrakt:	Postoperative arthrofibrosis after primary and revision total knee arthroplasty is a severe complication for the affected patient. Several risk factors have been identified for this diagnosis. We present a series of 3 patients with arthrofibrosis after (revision) total knee arthroplasty. Approximately 2 hours before the operative revision procedure, all patients were irradiated once with 7.01 gray. At latest follow-up, all 3 patients showed a distinct improvement of range of motion. Before revision total knee arthroplasty due to arthrofibrosis, a single dose of pre- or postoperative irradiation should be considered. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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