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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Published in: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 1/2019

Open Access 01-12-2019 | Osteoarthrosis | Case report

Case report: migration of a broken screw to the knee joint after hardware failure following closing wedge distal femoral osteotomy

Authors: Yong Seuk Lee, Seung Hoon Lee, Eui Soo Lee, Teck Siong Fong

Published in: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders | Issue 1/2019

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Abstract

Background

We report a case of hardware failure after distal femoral osteotomy (DFO) with a broken screw pulled out from the locking hole and positioned within the knee joint.

Case presentation

A 57-year-old man presented to our orthopedic outpatient department with 3-months history of an unusual painful swelling at the operated area following DFO. The leakage of joint fluid from the penetrated suprapatellar pouch was assumed to be the reason for this complication.

Conclusions

The overall aim of this case report is to provide a lesson to budding surgeons who might experience a similar situation that cannot be easily explained, like the unexpected complication in the present case.
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Metadata
Title
Case report: migration of a broken screw to the knee joint after hardware failure following closing wedge distal femoral osteotomy
Authors
Yong Seuk Lee
Seung Hoon Lee
Eui Soo Lee
Teck Siong Fong
Publication date
01-12-2019
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders / Issue 1/2019
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2474
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-019-2505-4

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