Late Onset Metallosis after Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty with Metal-Backed Patellar Component In Situ

Late Onset Metallosis after Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty with Metal-Backed Patellar Component In Situ

We describe a small case series with severe metallosis after revision total knee arthroplasty (TKA) due to metal-backed patellar component failure. Metallosis is a rare complication after TKA, which may cause systemic and local symptoms. In our cases, diagnosis of metallosis was supported by radiogr...

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Main Authors: Laurens Koonen, MD, Lotte Duit-van den Belt, PA, Kirsten Veenstra, MD, Gijs van Hellemondt, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-06-01
Series:Arthroplasty Today
Subjects:
Metallosis
Total knee arthroplasty
Metal-backed patellar component
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352344120300285

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