Case Reports
Tibial Fracture After Total Knee Arthroplasty Treated With Retrograde Intramedullary Fixation
Am J Orthop. 2007 July;36(7):E111-E113
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Kevin M. Doulens, MD; Atul B. Joshi, MD, MCh(Orth), FRCS; and Russell A. Wagner, MD
Dr. Doulens is Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Sports Medicine Division, University of FloridaCollege of Medicine, Jacksonville, Florida. He was a Resident in the Fort Worth Affiliated Hospitals Orthopaedic Residency Program in Fort Worth, Texas, at the time the paper was written.
Dr. Joshi is in private practice in Lubbock, Texas, specializing in joint surgery.
Dr. Wagner is Vice-Chairman and Director, Adult Reconstructive Surgery, at the Fort Worth Affiliated Hospitals Orthopaedic Residency Program in Fort Worth, Texas.
Abstract not available. Introduction provided instead.
Total knee arthroplasty is a common procedure performed by orthopedic surgeons, with approximately 250,000 procedures done annually in the United States. The long-term results of knee replacements have been steadily improving, with the majority of patients reporting good to excellent levels of satisfaction. With increasing longevity of both patients and implants, the incidence of postarthroplasty complications is also rising. The various complications following knee replacements have been well documented in the literature. Of these, periprosthetic fractures, although uncommon, pose a challenging issue to orthopedic surgeons.1 We are reporting a case of a tibial fracture below a total knee arthroplasty treated with a retrograde intramedullary nail.