ArticleKnee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA2023
Fusion rate of 89% after knee arthrodesis using an intramedullary nail: a mono-centric retrospective review of 48 cases.
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- A comparative analysis of three knee arthrodesis techniques to manage failed total knee arthroplasty due to infection: intramedullary nailing, LRS external fixator, and compression plating.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2026Article
- Off-label use of a PHILOS plate in tibiotalocalcaneal arthrodesis with variable medial cannulated screw support: a retrospective evaluation of 32 ankles.Acta orthopaedica et traumatologica turcica · 2026Article
- Knee arthrodesis with modular megaprosthesis as salvage procedure for the limb following in a patient with an infected knee tumor prosthesis: A case report.Trauma case reports · 2025Article
- Early results of a novel modular knee arthrodesis implant after uncontrolled periprosthetic knee joint infection.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Article
- Circular external fixation for knee fusion in complex indications.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2023Article
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Abstract
purposeKnee arthrodesis is an established procedure for limb salvage in cases of recurrent infection, total knee arthroplasty soft tissue defect, poor bone stock or a deficient extensor mechanism. Surgical options include compression plate, external fixator and arthrodesis nail. Different types of nail exist: long fusion nail, short modular nail and bridging nail. This study presents the results on knee arthrodesis using different types of intramedullary nails. The aim is to assess if a specific type of nail has a better fusion rate, clinical outcome and lower complication rate.
methodsA mono-centric retrospective study of 48 knees arthrodesis was performed between 2000 and 2018. 15 T2
resultsFusion rate was 89.6%. Time to fusion was 6.9 months. Mean Parker score was 6.9/9 points. Visual Analogic Scale was 1.9. The Wichita
conclusionAlthough burdened by a big complication rate, knee arthrodesis with an intramedullary nail provides satisfactory results and is a good alternative to above-knee-amputation. The Wichita LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Case series, level IV.
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