| Literature DB >> 19303252 |
Chi-Sheng Lee1, Wei-Ming Chen, Hung-Chan Kou, Wai-Hee Lo, Chien-Lung Chen.
Abstract
Fracture of a polyethylene tibial post in a knee prosthesis after a total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is an uncommon but severe complication of polyethylene tibial post wear. A fractured tibial post results in an unstable and malfunctioning knee. Revision knee surgery is necessary to restore function of the affected knee. We report a case of a nontraumatic fracture of a tibial polyethylene post that occurred in a 63-year-old man with left-sided hemiparesis 3 years after he had undergone left TKA with a NexGen LPS-Flex total knee prosthesis. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a nontraumatic fracture to the tibial post with anterolateral to posterior breakage after a NexGen LPS-Flex TKA.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19303252 DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2009.02.013
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Arthroplasty ISSN: 0883-5403 Impact factor: 4.757