Total knee replacement for metastatic destruction of the proximal tibia
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Early primary total knee replacement for complex proximal tibia fractures in elderly and osteoarthritic patients.
Complex intra-articular fractures of the proximal tibia are difficult to treat, especially in the elderly osteoporotic patient. Pre-existing osteoarthritis, cartilage damage during trauma, suboptimal reduction and fixation due to poor bone stock and/or secondary displacement frequently lead to poor outcome. After osteosynthesis rehabilitation is cumbersome as patients have been non-weight beari...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British volume
سال: 1991
ISSN: 0301-620X,2044-5377
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.73b3.1670464