Indications for surgery Primary osteoarthritis Inflammatory arthritis Avascular necrosis Post-traumatic arthritis References 1. Krueger FJ. A vitallium replica arthroplasty on the shoulder; a case report of aseptic necrosis of the…
Fig. 2.1 Optimal exposure algorithm in revision total knee arthroplasty (RTKA) 2.2.1 Skin Incision We must use the previous incision, avoiding close parallel incisions and skin bridges of >7 cm…
Intraoperative complications Acute perioperative complications Late postoperative complications Malleolar fracture (medial or lateral) Prosthetic dislocation Loosening and subsidence of talar or tibial component Distal tibial shaft fracture Wound dehiscence Pain …
Author Year Design Rate Comments Prissel and Roukis [1] 2013 STAR 10.7% No comments Labek et al. [4] 2013 Multiple designs 10% (40% for aseptic loosening) Registry data from Sweden,…
Fig. 5.1 Algorithm for the evaluation of a painful total hip arthroplasty (THA). ESR Erythrocyte sedimentation rate; CRP C-reactive protein; WBC White blood cell count 5.3.2.2 Radiographic Evaluation The radiographic…
Fig. 11.1 Elbow resection due to infection with a good result: (a) anteroposterior (AP) and lateral view of resection arthroplasty; (b) flexion and (c) extension range of motion at final…
Fig. 14.1 (a) Anteroposterior radiograph showing loosening of a Ramses model prosthesis. (b) A replacement was performed by Agility prosthesis. It is one of the first revision surgeries performed by…
Fig. 7.1 In these images, the picture on the right shows an early glenoid component loosening, 1 year after the index procedure (picture on the left). A guided aspiration was obtained,…
Fig. 1.1 (a–f) A 74-year-old woman had a TKA implanted in her left knee 9 months earlier due to very painful idiopathic osteoarthritis. She went to the Emergency Department (ED) because…
Registry (year) Sweden (1979) Finland (1980) Norway (1987) Denmark (1995) Australia (1999) NJR (2002) THA primaries 267,714 206,379 190,298 149,154 437,863 992,090 THA revisions 24,447 40,649 31,515 23,430 66,467 27,605…
