Posterior Cruciate Ligament Injury After Retrograde Nailing of Periprosthetic Distal Femur Fractures : A Report of 2 Cases

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CASE: A 51-year-old man and 64-year-old woman with bilateral cruciate-retaining total knee arthroplasties (CR-TKAs) who sustained unilateral periprosthetic distal femur fractures above their CR-TKA and experienced knee instability secondary to an iatrogenic posterior-cruciate-ligament (posterior cruciate ligament [PCL]) injury from retrograde intramedullary nailing. Both patients recovered knee stability after undergoing revision surgery.

CONCLUSION: Many CR-TKA designs have sufficient medial-lateral intercondylar distance to place a retrograde nail, femoral components with a relatively posterior transition from the trochlear groove to the intercondylar box will necessitate a nail starting point closer to the PCL origin. This may contribute to iatrogenic postoperative knee instability for patients with CR-TKA designs.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

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JBJS case connector - 14(2024), 2 vom: 01. Apr.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Martinez, Frank A [VerfasserIn]
Yuan, Brandon J [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 08.04.2024

Date Revised 25.04.2024

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

e23.00510

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM370684311