A rare cause for knee pain: fracture of the femoral component after TKR. A case report.

Authors :: Luring C
Perlick L
Schubert T
Tingart M
Source :: Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA [Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc] 2007 Jun; Vol. 15 (6), pp. 756-7. Date of Electronic Publication: 2006 Oct 06.
Publication Year :: 2007
Abstract: We report the rare case of sudden knee pain due to fracture of the total knee replacement nine years after implantation. Fracture occurred because of subsequent osteolysis due to polyethylene wear.

Subjects :: Aged
Humans
Male
Reoperation
Arthralgia etiology
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee instrumentation
Knee Prosthesis
Prosthesis Failure

Language :: English
ISSN :: 0942-2056
Volume :: 15
Issue :: 6
Database :: MEDLINE
Journal :: Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 17024478
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-006-0210-y

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