Management of Periprosthetic Joint Infection and Extensor Mechanism Disruption With Modular Knee Fusion: Clinical and Biomechanical Outcomes

Management of Periprosthetic Joint Infection and Extensor Mechanism Disruption With Modular Knee Fusion: Clinical and Biomechanical Outcomes

Background: Extensor mechanism disruption (EMD) combined with periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) after total knee arthroplasty are life-changing complications. The literature suggests many eventually receive above-knee amputation and lose ambulatory function. An alternative is modular knee fusion...

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Main Authors: Wesley H. Mayes, MD, Anna C. Severin, PhD, Erin M. Mannen, PhD, Paul K. Edwards, MD, C. Lowry Barnes, MD, Jeffrey B. Stambough, MD, Simon C. Mears, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-04-01
Series:Arthroplasty Today
Subjects:
Prosthetic joint infection
Knee fusion
Gait analysis
Extensor mechanism failure
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352344120302466

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