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Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

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01-05-2008 | Knee

Intra-operative tibial fracture during computer assisted total knee replacement: a case report

Authors: A. Manzotti, N. Confalonieri, C. Pullen

Published in: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy | Issue 5/2008

Abstract

Recently computer-assisted joint replacement surgery has been introduced to improve implant alignment. To date no intra-operative fractures have been reported related to the insertion of the navigation trackers used in this technique. The authors present the case of a 76-year-old man who sustained an intra-operative tibial fracture at the site of insertion of the navigation tracker during computer assisted total knee replacement.

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Title: Intra-operative tibial fracture during computer assisted total knee replacement: a case report
Authors: A. Manzotti
N. Confalonieri
C. Pullen
Publication date: 01-05-2008
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy / Issue 5/2008
Print ISSN: 0942-2056
Electronic ISSN: 1433-7347
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-008-0485-2

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