Classification of Periprosthetic Femur Fractures Occurring With Total Knee Arthroplasty Matthew P. Abdel, MD Rafael J. Sierra, MD Introduction By 2030, the demand for primary total knee arthroplasties (TKAs) is expected to grow by 673% to 3.48 million procedures annually. Revision TKAs…
CASE STUDY A 66-year-old woman presented with a painful, unstable left total knee arthroplasty. She had undergone many prior procedures, including two revision arthroplasties, and during the past 2 years, she had had several falls. During that period, she had…
CASE STUDY A 48-year-old woman underwent a left total knee arthroplasty. A tibial tubercle osteotomy was performed for patellar maltracking 10 years before her arthroplasty. The postoperative course was uncomplicated. Approximately 18 months after surgery, the patient was playing golf…
Patellar Bone Grafting Michael J. Taunton, MD Arlen D. Hanssen, MD CASE STUDY Case 1 An 80-year-old woman presented 14 years after a primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA) with failure due to aseptic loosening and massive osteolysis. She presented with acute pain…
CASE STUDY A 57-year-old man with a medical history of hypertension and hyperlipidemia presented to our clinic for consultation. He had undergone right total knee arthroplasty 3 years earlier at another institution. He has developed progressive anterior knee pain and…
CASE STUDY A 55-year-old woman presented to the office with persistent anterior knee pain and swelling after a revision total knee arthroplasty (TKA) performed 1 year earlier. She reported some subjective instability and difficulty descending stairs. She denied having any…
Metaphyseal Fixation Adam A. Sassoon, MD Arlen D. Hanssen, MD Introduction Management of severe bone loss is one of many challenges during revision total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The restoration of a metaphyseal platform that adequately supports the subsequent joint reconstruction affects implant…
Impaction Bone Grafting Leo A. Whiteside, MD Chapter Preview Chapter Synopsis Repair and reconstruction of a failed total knee arthroplasty (TKA) should begin with a plan that includes conservative treatment of the bone and soft tissues, restoration of bone stock with…
CASE STUDY A 56-year-old man with no significant medical history had a left medial unicondylar arthroplasty done at an outside institution for isolated medial knee osteoarthritis. He presented to our institution with several months of chronic knee pain and feelings…
Introduction Revision total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is challenging in the presence of significant bone loss. In the revision setting, bone deficiencies can be secondary to removal of the implant, subsidence of a loose implant, periprosthetic osteolysis, osteonecrosis, stress shielding, or…