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ArticleArthroplasty today2020

Knee Rheumatoid Arthritis With Lateral Tibial Plateau and Tibial Stress Fractures Managed With One-Stage Knee Joint Replacement.

Wael Samir Osman, Ahmed Saeed Younis, Jacqueline Thompson, Amr Amal Amin, Mahmoud El-Sebai

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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 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Wael Samir OsmanOrthopaedic Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
Ahmed Saeed YounisOrthopaedic Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
Jacqueline ThompsonInstitute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
Amr Amal AminOrthopaedic Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
Mahmoud El-SebaiOrthopaedic Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
Ain Shams University · EGUniversity of Birmingham · GB

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic systemic disease that causes progressive joint damage, bony defects, and ligament imbalance. These sequelae of RA present major difficulties to surgeons during hip or knee arthroplasty. The presence of coexistent periarticular fractures adds to these difficulties and represents a surgical dilemma. No guidance exists within the literature for the medical and surgical management of complicated cases of RA with coexistent fractures. So far, the evidence has focused on fixation techniques, arthroplasty, and conservative management for periarticular fractures of osteoarthritic joints without significant degeneration of anatomical structures. We report a case of advanced knee RA with associated ipsilateral tibial plateau fracture and a tibial shaft stress fracture that was treated successfully with a single-stage joint replacement procedure. The case study presents a well-planned, single-stage arthroplasty with a lateral parapatellar approach as a management option that allows for early weight-bearing and restoration of function and provides a detailed guide for surgeons when managing similar cases.

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Case reportJoint replacementRheumatoid arthritisStress fractureTibial plateau fracture

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PMID32685641
PMCPMC7358987
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