A new technique of limb salvage after infected revision total knee arthroplasty: artificial fusion.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Limb salvage after infection and multiple knee revision arthroplasty is difficult. The treatment options and a brief history of artificial fusion are reviewed, and a case with 4-year follow-up is described.
Medical subject headings
- Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
- Knee Prosthesis
- Prosthesis-Related Infections
- Staphylococcal Infections
Anatomy
- knee