Knee Arthrodesis for Failed Total Knee Arthroplasty

Autor: Samuel J. Chmell, Charles M. Schwartz, Jeffrey T. Behr
Rok vydání: 1985
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Zdroj: Archives of Surgery. 120:350
ISSN: 0004-0010
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.1985.01390270088015
Popis: • The use of arthrodesis to salvage failed total knee arthroplasty is reviewed in nine patients. Prosthetic failure was due to infection in six cases, aseptic loosening in two cases, and instability in one case. The techniques of arthrodesis included six Hoffman external fixators, two fluted intramedullary rods (3M—Orthopedic Products Division, St Paul), and one pulsing electromagnetic field stimulator. Arthrodesis was successful in eight of nine patients, averaging 5.4 months to union. All eight patients resumed a painfree functional level of activity. Meticulous surgical technique and appropriate method of arthrodesis are emphasized. ( Arch Surg 1985;120:350-354)
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