Nonunion after a tibial shaft fracture complicating tibial tubercule osteotomy.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
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.
Medical subject headings
- Fractures, Ununited
- Osteotomy
- Postoperative Complications
- Tibial Fractures
Anatomy
- tibia
- knee