Knee Arthrodesis Using Ilizarov Method with Autogenous Bone Graft Application in a Second-Stage Surgery: A Case Report of a Morbidly Obese and Diabetic Patient with a Septic Failure of Total Knee Arthroplasty

Knee Arthrodesis Using Ilizarov Method with Autogenous Bone Graft Application in a Second-Stage Surgery: A Case Report of a Morbidly Obese and Diabetic Patient with a Septic Failure of Total Knee Arthroplasty

Currently, the main indication for knee arthrodesis is septic failure of a total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Circular external fixation has shown good results, and it is a good option to treat these cases. We present a case of a morbidly obese female, 55 years old, with a chronic septic failure of TKA,...

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Main Authors: Ricardo Marta, Luís Maia, Carlos Vilela, João Carvalho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Journal of Limb Lengthening & Reconstruction
Subjects:
autogenous graft
ilizarov method
knee arthrodesis
morbid obesity
periprosthetic infection
total knee arthroplasty
Online Access:http://www.jlimblengthrecon.org/article.asp?issn=2455-3719;year=2020;volume=6;issue=1;spage=77;epage=80;aulast=Marta

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