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Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

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01-07-2008 | Knee

Knee arthrodesis with an intramedullary nail: a retrospective study

Authors: Jeroen De Vil, Karl Fredrik Almqvist, Philippe Vanheeren, Barbara Boone, René Verdonk

Published in: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy | Issue 7/2008

Abstract

A group of 19 patients who underwent knee arthrodesis with use of an intramedullary nail between 1996 and 2005, was studied. In the majority of patients knee arthrodesis was performed as a salvage procedure for the limb following an infected total knee arthroplasty. The outcome of the procedure was evaluated with radiographs, the SF-36 score and the Oxford 12-item knee score. The functional result of a successful arthrodesis was found to be comparable with that of a revised hinged total knee arthroplasty. Knee arthrodesis with an intramedullary nail allows weightbearing within 1 week and is accompanied by a high rate of pain relief. However, recurrence of infection is the most challenging problem.

The authors are aware that their study is limited by the rather small number of patients.

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Title: Knee arthrodesis with an intramedullary nail: a retrospective study
Authors: Jeroen De Vil
Karl Fredrik Almqvist
Philippe Vanheeren
Barbara Boone
René Verdonk
Publication date: 01-07-2008
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy / Issue 7/2008
Print ISSN: 0942-2056
Electronic ISSN: 1433-7347
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-008-0525-y

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