Early Nontraumatic Fracture of the Polyethylene Tibial Post in a NexGen LPS-Flex Posterior Stabilized Knee Prosthesis

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1292.e5-1292.e9

  Lee, Chi Sheng ^a   Chen, Wei Ming ^b,c   Kou, Hung Chan ^c   Lo, Wai Hee ^a   Chen, Chien Lung ^a  

^a LOTUNG POH AI HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

hemiparesis; NexGen LPS Flex total knee arthroplasty; posterior stabilized total knee arthroplasty; tibial post fracture

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTHROTOMY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLOW UP; GAIT DISORDER; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE ARTHRITIS; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE PROSTHESIS; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; MALE; RANGE OF MOTION; REOPERATION; SUBLUXATION; SURGICAL APPROACH; TIBIA FRACTURE; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WEAKNESS; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 71549171443     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2009.02.013     Document Type: Article

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