Case report: migration of a broken screw to the knee joint after hardware failure following closing wedge distal femoral osteotomy

Case report: migration of a broken screw to the knee joint after hardware failure following closing wedge distal femoral osteotomy

Abstract Background We report a case of hardware failure after distal femoral osteotomy (DFO) with a broken screw pulled out from the locking hole and positioned within the knee joint. Case presentation A 57-year-old man presented to our orthopedic outpatient department with 3-months history of an u...

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Main Authors: Yong Seuk Lee, Seung Hoon Lee, Eui Soo Lee, Teck Siong Fong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Subjects:
Valgus osteoarthritis
Distal femoral osteotomy
Hardware failure
Knee joint
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12891-019-2505-4

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