syndrome. One of the earliest studies on the treatment, outcomes, and complications of tibial plateau fractures was by Schatzker et al. in 1979, which showed a 27% complication rate ( 3 ). In 1987, Moore and Patzakis reported poor functional
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Richard Peter Almeida, Lipalo Mokete, Nkhodiseni Sikhauli, Allan Roy Sekeitto, and Jurek Pietrzak
showing sustained increases beyond 2030. 1 , 2 Associated complications will subsequently increase in conjunction with this demand. 2 Persistent wound drainage (PWD) is a post-operative wound complication following TJA. It is reported to occur in between
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and intra-operative complications led to a cessation of their use. 9 , 14 , 22 , 23 Mako The Mako Robotic-Arm Assisted System (Stryker, Mako Surgical Corp., Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA) was officially launched for primary TKA in 2017. This
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, stiffness and extensor mechanism complications. 4 TKA revision often requires the use of more constrained implants. In the literature, hinged implants characterize the tibiofemoral junction. They are the most constrained types of implants. They are used
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elderly patients. 8 , 9 Furthermore, some studies reported higher complication rates, length of stay (LoS) in hospital, and mortality following TKA in older patients, 6 , 10 – 12 whilst other studies argued that these outcomes depend more on morbidities
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arthroplasty independently of obesity. Although there is a high demand for TKA in obese and morbidly obese at present, the demand is expected to increase even further in the future ( 11 ). Several studies have found increased short-term complications in obese
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pain, lower complication rates along with good long-term survivorship and kinematics. 10 , 11 A great effort has been made to introduce and improve the minimally invasive approach for UKA surgery, allowing recovery to be shortened and the
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, we should attempt to avoid them whenever possible to minimise the risk of complications after primary TKA implantation. A PubMed (MEDLINE) and Cochrane Library search of studies related to PD in TKA was analysed. The keywords used were ‘Parkinson
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for destructive knee arthropathy is controversial. Destructive neuropathic arthropathy was historically considered to contraindicate TKA because of a high incidence of failure and other complications. 10 , 11 Therefore, arthrodesis became a
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mechanics of movement and diminished stress transmission, although suboptimal instrumentation and implant design led to high complication rates. Third-generation RH-TKA modular systems evolved further, incorporating modular stems and diaphyseal anchorage
