$Nonunion after a tibial shaft fracture complicating tibial tubercule osteotomy$

Nonunion after a tibial shaft fracture complicating tibial tubercule osteotomy

Tibial shaft fracture after tibial tubercle osteotomy in total knee replacement is a rare complication. We report on a 67-year-old man who had a knee revision arthroplasty in which a long tubercle osteotomy was performed to facilitate exposure. Three weeks after surgery, he presented with a transver...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of arthroplasty 1998-12, Vol.13 (8), p.958-960
Hauptverfasser:	Arredondo, J, Worland, R L, Jessup, D E
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee Fractures, Ununited - diagnostic imaging Fractures, Ununited - etiology Humans Male Osteotomy - adverse effects Postoperative Complications - diagnostic imaging Postoperative Complications - etiology Radiography Reoperation Tibia - surgery Tibial Fractures - diagnostic imaging Tibial Fractures - etiology
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Zusammenfassung:	Tibial shaft fracture after tibial tubercle osteotomy in total knee replacement is a rare complication. We report on a 67-year-old man who had a knee revision arthroplasty in which a long tubercle osteotomy was performed to facilitate exposure. Three weeks after surgery, he presented with a transverse shaft fracture, which became a nonunion requiring surgical management. This shaft nonunion and its solution after tibial tubercle osteotomy is discussed as well as relevant literature.
ISSN:	0883-5403