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ArticleArthroplasty today2024

Catastrophic Femoral Component Failure of a Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty.

Kenneth Ierardi, Matthew Hammond, William C Searls, Kenneth Scott

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Article in Arthroplasty today, 2024. 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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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Kenneth IerardiDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Henry Ford Macomb Hospital, Clinton Township, MI, USA.
Matthew HammondDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Henry Ford Macomb Hospital, Clinton Township, MI, USA.
William C SearlsDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Henry Ford Macomb Hospital, Clinton Township, MI, USA.
Kenneth ScottDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Henry Ford Macomb Hospital, Clinton Township, MI, USA.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We report a case of previously undescribed medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty failure due to femoral component implant fracture. The patient experienced sudden pain and locking while ambulating 8 years postoperatively. Radiographs revealed catastrophic femoral component failure with a transverse break through the metal. The patient underwent revision to total knee arthroplasty. At 1-year follow-up, the patient had no pain and a range of motion of 130 degrees. Particular attention should be paid to obtaining adequate femoral component posterior flange fixation during unicompartmental knee arthroplasty. Patient education regarding maintaining a healthy weight is crucial to preventing this complication.

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Aseptic looseningRevision knee arthroplastyUnicompartmental knee arthroplasty

Identifiers

PMID39071826
PMCPMC11282422

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