Tibial revision knee arthroplasty with metaphyseal sleeves: The effect of stems on implant fixation and bone flexibility.

INTRODUCTION:Revision total knee arthoplasty often requires modular implants to treat bone defects of varying severity. In some cases, it may not be clear which module size and implant combination (e.g. sleeve and stem) should be chosen for a specific defect. When balancing implant stability and oss...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jan Nadorf, Stefan Kinkel, Simone Gantz, Eike Jakubowitz, J Philippe Kretzer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5421801?pdf=render