Intramedullary knee arthrodesis as a salvage procedure after failed total knee replacement

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 545-549

  Panagiotopoulos, E ^a   Kouzelis, A ^a   Matzaroglou, Ch ^a   Saridis, A ^a   Lambiris, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; HUMAN; ILIAC CREST; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; KNEE INSTABILITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATELLA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS LOOSENING; SALVAGE THERAPY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION; WEIGHT BEARING;

AGED; ARTHRODESIS; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BONE NAILS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIMB SALVAGE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33845427386     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-006-0129-4     Document Type: Article

References (26)

1. Bose W, Gearen P, Randall J, Petty W (1995) Long term outcome of 42 knees with chronic infection after total knee arthroplasty. Clin Orthop 319:285-296
2. Charnley J (1960) Arthrodesis of the knee. Clin Orthop 18:37
3. Cheng S, Gross A (1995) Knee arthrodesis using a short locked intramedullary nail. A new technique. Am J Knee Surg 8:56-59
4. Cleveland M (1932) Operative fusion of the unstable or flail knee due to anterior poliomyelitis: a study of the late results. J Bone Joint Surg [Am] 14A:525
5. Damron TA, McBeath AA (1995) Arthrodesis following failed total knee arthroplasty: comprehensive review and metaanalysis of recent literature. Orthopedics 18:361
6. Domingo LG, Caballero MG, Cuenca J, Herrera A, Sola A, Herrero L (2004) Knee arthrodesis with the Wichita fusion nail. Int Orthop 28(1):25-27
7. Donley BG, Matthews LS, Kaufer H (1991) Arthrodesis of the knee with an intramedullary nail. J Bone Joint Surg [Am] 73A:907
8. Ellingsen DE, Rand JA (1994) Intramedullary arthrodesis of the knee after failed total knee arthroplasty. J Bone Joint Surg [Am] 76A:870
9. Enneking F, Shirley P (1977) Resection-arthrodesis for malignant and potentially malignant lesions about the knee using an intramedullary rod and local bone graft. J Bone Joint Surg 59A:223-235
10. Falmy M, Barnes KL, Noble J (1984) A technique of difficult arthrodesis of the knee. J Bone Joint Surg [Br] 66B:367-370
11. Fem ED, Stewart HD, Newton G (1989) Curved Kuentscher nail arthrodesis after failure of knee replacement. J Bone Joint Surg [Br] 71B:588-590
12. Griend RV (1983) Arthrodesis of the knee with intramedullary fixation. Clin Orthop 146:150
13. Hagemann WF, Woods, Tullos H (1978) Arthrodesis in failed total knee replacement. J Bone Joint Surg [Am] 60A:790-794
14. Hak D, Lieberman J, Finerman G (1995) Single plane and biplane external fixators for knee arthrodesis. Clin Orthop 316:134-144
15. Harris GM, Froehlich J (1985) Knee fusion with intramedullary rods for failed total knee arthroplasty. Clin Orthop 197:209-216
16. Hessman M, Gotzen L, Baumgaertel F (1996) Knee arthrodesis with a unilateral external fixator. Acta Chir Belg 96:123-127
17. Knutson K, Hovelius L, Lindstrand A, Linndgren L (1984) Arthrodesis after failed knee arthroplasty. A nationwide multicenter investigation of 91 cases. Clin Orthop 191:202-211
18. Lai K, Shen W, Yang C (1998) Arthrodesis with a short Huckstep nail as a salvage procedure for failed total knee arthroplasty. J Bone Joint Surg [Am] 80:380
19. Lucas D, Morrey W (1961) Arthrodesis of the knee by doubleplating. J Bone Joint Surg 43A:795-808
20. Nichols S, Landon G, Tullos H (1991) Arthrodesis with dual plates after failed total knee arthroplasty. J Bone Joint Surg [Am] 73:1020-1023
21. Oostenbroek HJ, Van Roermund PM (2001) Arthrodesis of the knee after an infected arthroplasty using the ilizarov method. J Bone Joint Surg [Br] 83-B:50-54
22. Rand JA, Bryan RS, Chao EYS (1987) Failed total knee arthroplasty treated by arthrodesis of the knee using the ACEFischer apparatus. J Bone Joint Surg [Br] 69A:39
23. Thornhill T, Dulziel R, Sledge C (1982) Alternatives to arthrodesis for the failed total knee arthroplasty. Clin Orthop 170:131-140
24. Vanryn JS, Verebelyi DM (2002) One-stage debridement and Knee Fusion for Infected Total Knee Arthroplasty Using the Hybrid Frame. J Arthroplasty 17:129-134
25. Vlasak R, Gearen P, Petty W (1995) Knee arthrodesis in the treatment of failed total knee replacement. Clin Orthop 321:138-144
26. Wilde AH, Stearns KL (1989) Intramedullary fixation for arthrodesis of the knee after infected total knee arthroplasty. Clin Orthop 248:87