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European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology

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Bilateral subluxation of the knees secondary to neuroarthropathy: an unusual case

Authors: Neeraj Purohit, Geoffrey Channon

Published in: European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology | Issue 7/2010

Abstract

We describe an unusual case of a 68-year-old woman who developed acute bilateral neuropathic knee joints. The patient presented with a lower respiratory tract infection, loss of power and had altered sensation in her legs. She was diagnosed with Guillain-Barré Syndrome. After improvement of her neurology, the patient was found to have a painful, subluxed knee joints. Conservative treatment was not successful and she underwent bilateral staged constrained rotating platform total knee arthroplasties. 6 months following her most recent total knee arthroplasty, the patient has pain free movements in both her knees and mobilises with a frame.

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Title: Bilateral subluxation of the knees secondary to neuroarthropathy: an unusual case
Authors: Neeraj Purohit
Geoffrey Channon
Publication date: 01-10-2010
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology / Issue 7/2010
Print ISSN: 1633-8065
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1068
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00590-010-0624-6

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