Introduction Surgical site infection (SSI) is a rare and serious complication of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) that can cause a poor prognosis, reduce these patients’ quality of life, and significantly increase the financial burden. Therefore
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Philippe Beaufils, Roland Becker, Sebastian Kopf, Ollivier Matthieu, and Nicolas Pujol
in a very acute phase (less than 60 hrs). Non-removal of meniscus tears at the time of ACL reconstruction has been proposed. Lateral meniscus tears have a better prognosis in terms of secondary meniscectomy compared with medial meniscus tears left
E. Carlos Rodríguez-Merchán and Primitivo Gómez-Cardero
in the flexion position to define the association with short-term prognosis. They observed that to prevent implantation of the femoral component too laterally using a new device during UKA, knee surgeons should set the drill guide more medially, such
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-term prognosis . Int Orthop 2015 . 15 Marcacci M , Andriolo L , Kon E , Filardo G . Bone marrow edema and results after cartilage repair . Ann Transl Med 2015 ; 3 : 132 . 16 Takahashi T , Tins
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Inglis AE et al. Patellar fracture type and prognosis in condylar total knee arthroplasty . Clin Orthop Relat Res 1988 ; 236 : 115 – 122 . 27. Ortiguera CJ Berry DJ . Patellar fracture after total knee
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to knee subluxation or dislocation, which is usually associated with congenital ligament dysplasia. 8 , 9 Knee subluxation/dislocation may delay or interrupt the lengthening treatment, worsening the prognosis. 7 , 10 Considering that most
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properly choose the type of treatment and ensure a good prognosis ( 20 ). Treatment The treatment options for knee stiffness are summarised in Table 2 , from least to most surgically aggressive, although these options can be used in combination
