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ArticleArthroplasty today2020

Massive Osteolytic Lesion of the Femur after Total Knee Arthroplasty.

Afonso Cardoso, Pedro Amaro, Patrícia Gamelas, Rita Carvalho E Silva, Maria Helena Oliveira, Marcos Correia de Jesus

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Article in Arthroplasty today, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Afonso CardosoOrthopaedics Department, Hospital Beatriz Ângelo, Loures, Portugal.
Pedro AmaroOrthopaedics Department, Hospital Beatriz Ângelo, Loures, Portugal.
Patrícia GamelasOrthopaedics Department, Hospital Prof. Doutor Fernando Fonseca, Amadora, Portugal.
Rita Carvalho E SilvaOrthopaedics Department, Hospital Beatriz Ângelo, Loures, Portugal.
Maria Helena OliveiraDepartment of Pathological Anatomy, Hospital Beatriz Ângelo, Loures, Portugal.
Marcos Correia de JesusOrthopaedics Department, Hospital Beatriz Ângelo, Loures, Portugal.
Hospital Beatriz Ângelo · PTHospital Prof. Dr. Fernando Fonseca · PT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Various failure mechanisms have been identified in total knee arthroplasty (TKA). We hereby present one case of failure, which stands out because of its rapid and destructive progression. We report the case of a 72-year-old Caucasian female patient who developed a large bone osteolytic lesion of the femur after TKA. The patient presented to our hospital 7 years after the initial surgery, complaining of persistent knee pain. The lesion affected the distal half of the femur and, after a diagnostic workup, required a resection of 20 cm and reconstruction with a tumor prosthesis. Subsequent pathological analysis revealed a reaction to cement and prosthesis components. Periprosthetic osteolysis continues to be a major problem, and a reaction to cement and prosthesis components can be an elusive cause of TKA failure.

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Limb preservation prosthesisOsteolytic femoral lesionTotal knee arthroplasty

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PMID32637517
PMCPMC7329907
OpenAlexW3037156345

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