CASE STUDY A 65-year-old man presented with complaints of wound drainage, pain, and infection of his left knee replacement lasting 2 years. He had undergone a primary knee replacement 3 years before presentation. One year after knee replacement, he underwent…
CASE STUDY A 58-year-old woman complained of progressive left knee pain and giveway for 1 year. She had a history of a motor vehicle accident 19 years previously in which she sustained an open supracondylar femur fracture. This was treated…
CASE STUDY A healthy, 65-year-old woman presented to the emergency room with complaints of increased right knee redness, warmth, swelling, and pain 3 weeks after undergoing a primary right total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Physical examination revealed a swollen, red knee…
CASE STUDY An active 59-year-old male patient with osteoarthritis of the right knee underwent total knee arthroplasty with a posterior-stabilized prosthesis. Preoperative range of motion (ROM) was 5 degrees of flexion contracture to 120 degrees of flexion. Surgery was uncomplicated,…
Algorithm Introduction Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a reliable and reproducible procedure for treatment of the arthritic knee. Despite generally successful outcomes, some patients experience clinical failure with symptoms of pain and impaired function. Although the impact of this failure…