Total knee arthroplasty with a long-stemmed component for fractures adjacent to the knee in rheumatoid arthritis: a report of four cases

Total knee arthroplasty with a long-stemmed component for fractures adjacent to the knee in rheumatoid arthritis: a report of four cases

Four rheumatoid arthritis patients with fractures adjacent to the knee were treated by total knee arthroplasty with a long-stemmed component. All four fractures healed; joint reconstruction and limb realignment were achieved simultaneously. Total knee arthroplasty with a long-stemmed component was u...

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Veröffentlicht in:Modern rheumatology 2005-08, Vol.15 (4), p.297
Hauptverfasser: Usui, Masaaki, Watanabe, Tadashi, Yamana, Keiya, Sakata, Kenichiro, Naito, Noriko, Tetsunaga, Tomonori
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Sprache:eng
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Case studies
Fractures
Knee
Rheumatoid arthritis
Surgery
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Zusammenfassung:Four rheumatoid arthritis patients with fractures adjacent to the knee were treated by total knee arthroplasty with a long-stemmed component. All four fractures healed; joint reconstruction and limb realignment were achieved simultaneously. Total knee arthroplasty with a long-stemmed component was useful in stabilizing the fracture and rapidly restoring function in the joint and the limb. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:1439-7595
1439-7609
DOI:10.1007/s10165-005-0409-7