Fabella Fractures after Total Knee Arthroplasty with Correction of Valgus Malalignment

Fabella Fractures after Total Knee Arthroplasty with Correction of Valgus Malalignment

The incidence of fabella fractures is considered to be extremely low. This report presents two patients with femorotibial osteoarthritis and considerable preoperative valgus malalignment, who developed a fracture of the fabella (as demonstrated by radiography) after total knee arthroplasty with intr...

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Main Authors: Thomas Christian Kwee, Ben Heggelman, Robert Gaasbeek, Maarten Nix
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Orthopedics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/4749871
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spelling doaj-e3d5e4f0b8b54004b28c21ae8a7ae29a2020-11-24T20:40:38ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Orthopedics2090-67492090-67572016-01-01201610.1155/2016/47498714749871Fabella Fractures after Total Knee Arthroplasty with Correction of Valgus MalalignmentThomas Christian Kwee0Ben Heggelman1Robert Gaasbeek2Maarten Nix3Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX Utrecht, NetherlandsDepartment of Radiology, Meander Medical Center, Amersfoort, NetherlandsDepartment of Orthopedics and Trauma, Meander Medical Center, Amersfoort, NetherlandsDepartment of Radiology, Meander Medical Center, Amersfoort, NetherlandsThe incidence of fabella fractures is considered to be extremely low. This report presents two patients with femorotibial osteoarthritis and considerable preoperative valgus malalignment, who developed a fracture of the fabella (as demonstrated by radiography) after total knee arthroplasty with intraoperative correction of the valgus malalignment. Special attention should be paid to the fabella for not missing a fabella fracture in these patients.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/4749871
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Robert Gaasbeek
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Fabella Fractures after Total Knee Arthroplasty with Correction of Valgus Malalignment
Case Reports in Orthopedics
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Ben Heggelman
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title Fabella Fractures after Total Knee Arthroplasty with Correction of Valgus Malalignment
title_short Fabella Fractures after Total Knee Arthroplasty with Correction of Valgus Malalignment
title_full Fabella Fractures after Total Knee Arthroplasty with Correction of Valgus Malalignment
title_fullStr Fabella Fractures after Total Knee Arthroplasty with Correction of Valgus Malalignment
title_full_unstemmed Fabella Fractures after Total Knee Arthroplasty with Correction of Valgus Malalignment
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series Case Reports in Orthopedics
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publishDate 2016-01-01
description The incidence of fabella fractures is considered to be extremely low. This report presents two patients with femorotibial osteoarthritis and considerable preoperative valgus malalignment, who developed a fracture of the fabella (as demonstrated by radiography) after total knee arthroplasty with intraoperative correction of the valgus malalignment. Special attention should be paid to the fabella for not missing a fabella fracture in these patients.
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