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Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

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01-11-2007 | Knee

Avulsion of the fibular head post-total knee replacement

Authors: Ashish Phadnis, Phillip Johnston, Malcom Glasgow

Published in: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy | Issue 11/2007

Abstract

We report a case of an avulsion of part of the fibular head during a primary total knee replacement for osteoarthritis. Post-operatively the patient developed a foot-drop. However, there was no clinically demonstrable instability of the knee. The patient was managed conservatively, the foot-drop recovered completely and the knee remained clinically stable. We observed that excessive hyperextension and/or a varus strain on the knee during pressurisation while cementing could have led to the injury. We advise caution while using this manoeuvre for pressurisation. This is the first injury of its kind reported in the literature.

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Title: Avulsion of the fibular head post-total knee replacement
Authors: Ashish Phadnis
Phillip Johnston
Malcom Glasgow
Publication date: 01-11-2007
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy / Issue 11/2007
Print ISSN: 0942-2056
Electronic ISSN: 1433-7347
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-007-0309-9

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