Retrieval of an impacted trial implant during unicompartmental knee arthroplasty.

Pulavarti, Ramnadh Shankar; Nanu, Ananda M · J Arthroplasty · 2007

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

We report a case of impacted trial implant during Oxford unicompartmental knee arthroplasty. We have successfully used AO-ASIF (Association for the Study of Internal Fixation) principles to retrieve the implant without any damage to the metallic implant and adjacent bone and joint.

Medical subject headings

Anatomy