Complications after total knee arthroplasty: periprosthetic fracture after extensor mechanism transplantation

oleh: Camilo Partezani Helito, Leonardo Pozzobon, Riccardo Gomes Gobbi, Jose Ricardo Pecora, Gilberto Luis Camanho

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2013-09-01

Deskripsi

With the increase in total knee replacements in Brazil there is also an increase in the number of complications. The authors report a case in which 3 serious complications happened after a total knee replacement and the treatment was based on the literature, but individualized to the patient in some important points. The outcome was considered very good.