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L J Domingo1, M J Caballero, J Cuenca, A Herrera, A Sola, L Herrero.
Abstract
We reviewed 32 patients who all had knee arthrodesis performed after failed knee replacement. The minimum clinical follow-up was 1 year. The arthrodesis was performed by means of the Wichita fusion nail in 11, by external fixation in 15 cases, by plating in three and by intramedullary nailing in three. The mean patient age was 68.6 years. When the Wichita nail was used, fusion was achieved in ten out of 11 cases after a mean period of 4.5 (3-7) months. Of the remaining 21 patients, fusion was only achieved in 11 cases after a mean period of 6.5 (4.5-10) months.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 14551745 PMCID: PMC3466573 DOI: 10.1007/s00264-003-0514-1
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int Orthop ISSN: 0341-2695 Impact factor: 3.075