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Calf swelling associated with a long-standing total knee arthroplasty

Authors: Ho-Rim Choi, Young-Min Kwon

Published in: Journal of Orthopaedic Science | Issue 1/2015

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Differential diagnoses for a soft tissue mass or swelling around the knee joint after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) include popliteal cyst, aneurysm, tumor, thrombophlebitis, and deep vein thrombosis. However, a periarticular soft tissue mass can also be a rare symptom that presents because of failed TKA without the presence of knee complaints. We report a case of failed TKA that presented as a painful paratibial soft tissue mass that deteriorated the patient’s daily life 11 years after primary TKA. …

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Title: Calf swelling associated with a long-standing total knee arthroplasty
Authors: Ho-Rim Choi
Young-Min Kwon
Publication date: 01-01-2015
Publisher: Springer Japan
Published in: Journal of Orthopaedic Science / Issue 1/2015
Print ISSN: 0949-2658
Electronic ISSN: 1436-2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00776-013-0425-y

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