Patella tendon injuries secondary to cement spacers used at first-stage revision of infected total knee replacement
We describe a series of three patients who sustained patella tendon injuries in infected TKAs following the use of a static cement spacer at first-stage knee revision. The patella tendon injuries resulted in significant compromise to wound healing and knee stability requiring multiple surgeries. The...
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| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2015-04-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Surgery |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fsurg.2015.00011/full |