Total knee arthroplasty with simultaneous tibial shaft osteotomy in patient with multiple hereditary osteochondromas and multiaxial limb deformity – a case report

Total knee arthroplasty with simultaneous tibial shaft osteotomy in patient with multiple hereditary osteochondromas and multiaxial limb deformity – a case report

Abstract Background Hereditary multiple osteochondromas (hereditary multiple exostoses, HME) is a rare genetic disease characterized by the development of benign osteocartilaginous tumors that may cause severe limb deformities and early onset osteoarthritis. Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is the meth...

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Main Authors: Dariusz Grzelecki, Jan Szneider, Dariusz Marczak, Jacek Kowalczewski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-04-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Subjects:
Hereditary multiple exostoses
Total knee arthroplasty
Tibial shaft osteotomy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12891-020-03245-x

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