Fig. 1 Radiographs (anterior-posterior and lateral-a and long leg view-b) of the left knee showed a primary cruciate retaining mobile-bearing TKR. No signs of loosening or infection. The tibial component…
Fig. 14.1 (a) Anterior and lateral radiograph after TKR showed the tibial component was placed in 4° varus in relation to tibial axis. (b) Femoral and tibial component loosening after…
Femur Tibia Patella Increasing age Female sex Patella resurfacing Female sex Revision surgery Revision surgery Osteoporosis Long diaphyseal stems Over-resection of patella Rheumatoid arthritis Implant loosening Osteonecrosis of patella Neurological…
Fig. 11.1 Removed femoral, tibial, and patellar components after aseptic loosening due to polyethylene wear (Courtesy of Gijs van Hellemondt) In the study by Sharkey et al. [6], most of…
Fig. 18.1 Screw holes in the tibial component are prone to facilitate dissemination of wear particles into the bone, which then causes aseptic loosening Osteolysis is more common around the…
Fig. 36.1 Role of central hypersensitivity in the development of chronic pain (Adapted with permission from Curatolo et al. [11]) Fig. 36.2 Anatomic route for pain modulation [14] 36.3 The…
Patients’ main symptom Good indication for revision surgery Acceptable indication for revision surgery Poor indication for revision surgery Pain Infection Soft tissue entrapment Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) Malposition and…
Fig. 35.1 WHO pain ladder 35.2.1 Infection The treatment choice for each patient depends on a number of variables including whether the infection is superficial or deep, the time since…
Fig. 23.1 Arthroscopic view of meniscus remnant impinging between the femoral implant and the inlay With the development of mobile bearing inlays, fat pad impingements were reported, for example, in…
Fig. 1.1 The femoral rollback can be simplified and described in a two-dimensional (2D) four-bar linkage system Knee kinematics can be characterised by a coupled internal rotation and roll-gliding motion…
