J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1979 Mar;61(2):181-5.

Arthrodesis of the knee following failed total knee arthroplasty.

The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume

M P Brodersen, R H Fitzgerald, L F Peterson, M B Coventry, R S Bryan

PMID: 422603

Abstract

In forty-five patients, who had an arthrodesis because of failed total knee arthroplasty, the cause was infection in forty, instability in two, failure of the prosthesis in two, and loosening in one. The arthrodesis succeeded in twenty-nine (81%) of thirty-six patients who had had a minimally or partially constrained arthroplasty and in five (56%) of nine who had had a hinge-type prosthesis inserted. The reasons for failure were severe bone loss, persistent sepsis, and loss of bone apposition after manipulation. The technique of arthrodesis did not seem to influence the final result. External fixation most commonly had to be used because of the infections and the device was kept in place for an average of ten weeks, after which immobilization in a cast was used until the arthrodesis healed.

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• Anti-Bacterial Agents

MeSH terms

• Adult
• Aged
• Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage
• Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
• Arthrodesis / methods
• Arthroplasty / adverse effects
• Bone Resorption
• Casts, Surgical
• Female
• Humans
• Joint Dislocations
• Joint Prosthesis / adverse effects
• Knee Joint / surgery
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Orthopedic Fixation Devices
• Postoperative Complications
• Surgical Wound Infection / drug therapy
• Wound Healing

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• Journal Article

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