An Unusual Prepatellar Bursa Swelling: Patellar Button Dissociation and Migration

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  • Thomas Hester
  • Farid Moftah
چکیده

Implant loosening is not a new phenomenon, nor is implant migration; however they are rarely seen after knee arthroplasty surgery. Complications with patellar buttons have been reported before with peg failure, loosening, and patella fracture; however extra-articular migration is extremely rare. We report an unusual case of patellar button migration 11 years after total knee arthroplasty to the prepatellar bursa.

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دوره 2016  شماره 

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تاریخ انتشار 2016