Severe metallosis after unicompartmental knee arthroplasty.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We report on a case of a patient who had femoral osteolysis and severe metallosis of the knee joint resulting from the secondary abrasive wear of the metal-backed tibial component of a unicompartmental knee arthroplasty due to massive wear of tibial polyethylene. The failure was diagnosed 11 years after implantation. This metallosis affected the intra-articular tissues and the subchondral bone.
Medical subject headings
- Foreign-Body Reaction
- Knee Joint
- Knee Prosthesis
- Metals
Anatomy
- knee