A case of bilateral revision total knee arthroplasty using distal femoral allograft-prosthesis composite and femoral head allografting at the tibial site with a varus-valgus constrained prosthesis : ten-year follow up

BACKGROUND: We report the successful use of allograft-prosthesis composite (APC) and structural femoral head allografting in the bilateral reconstruction of large femoral and tibial uncontained defects during revision total knee arthroplasty (RTKA).

CASE PRESENTATION: A 67-year-old female with degenerative arthritis underwent bilateral total knee arthroplasty (TKA) using the Press Fit Condylar (PFC) modular knee system at our clinic in March, 1996. At 8 years postoperatively, the patient presented with painful, bilateral varus knees, with swelling, limited passive range of motion (ROM), and severe instability. We treated to reconstruct both knee using a femoral head allograft at the tibial site, a structural distal femoral allograft at the femoral site, and a varus-valgus constrained (VVC) prosthesis with cement. At the 10-year follow up, we found no infection, graft failure, loosening of implants, in spite of using massive bilateral structural femoral head allografts in RTKA.

CONCLUSION: The use of APC enabled a stable and durable reconstruction in this uncommon presentation with large femoral bone deficiencies encountered during a RTKA.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2018

Erschienen:

2018

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:19

Enthalten in:

BMC musculoskeletal disorders - 19(2018), 1 vom: 02. März, Seite 69

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lee, Sung-Hyun [VerfasserIn]
Noh, Sung-Hyun [VerfasserIn]
Chun, Keun-Churl [VerfasserIn]
Han, Joung-Kyue [VerfasserIn]
Chun, Churl-Hong [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

APC
Bilateral knee
Case Reports
Journal Article
RTKA
Structural allograft

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 06.09.2018

Date Revised 14.11.2018

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s12891-018-1981-2

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM281568502