Postphlebitic syndrome after total knee arthroplasty: 405 patients examined 2-10 years after surgery

Total knee arthroplasty after previous knee surgery

Dissatisfied patients after total knee arthroplasty

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE In 2003, an enquiry by the Swedish Knee Arthroplasty Register (SKAR) 2-7 years after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) revealed patients who were dissatisfied with the outcome of their surgery but who had not been revised. 6 years later, we examined the dissatisfied patients in one Swedish county and a matched group of very satisfied patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS 118 TKAs ...

Knee Fusion or Above-The-Knee Amputation after Failed Two-Stage Reimplantation Total Knee Arthroplasty

Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a serious complication of total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Control of infection after a failed two-stage TKA is not always possible, and the resolution of infection may require an above-knee amputation (AKA) or a the-knee (KF). The purpose of this review is to determine which treatment method (AKA or KF) yields better function and ambulatory status for patients...

Dislocation after total knee arthroplasty.

Two cases of dislocation of total knee arthroplasty presented to us within the same week. The first patient is a 71-year-old woman who underwent bilateral primary total knee arthroplasty. The left knee dislocated three weeks after the surgery. Due to failure of conservative measures, she underwent revision total knee arthroplasty. The other patient is a 72-year-old woman presenting ten years af...

Dislocation after total knee arthroplasty

two cases of dislocation of total knee arthroplasty presented to us within the same week. the first patient is a 71year-old woman who underwent bilateral primary total knee arthroplasty. the left knee dislocated three weeks after the surgery. Due to failure of conservative measures, she underwent revision total knee arthroplasty. the other patient is a 72-year-old woman presenting ten years aft...