Musculoskeletal Key

Fig. 3.1 Severe rheumatoid arthritis in a 78-year-old woman, affecting the hands (a, b), feet (c), and knees (d, e). A TKA of the left knee was indicated Fig. 3.2…

Indications Contraindications Older age Younger age Anterior knee pain and patellofemoral symptoms Short, thin patients Radiographic patellofemoral changes and loss of patellofemoral articular cartilage observed intraoperatively Well-preserved patellar articular cartilage…

Fig. 12.1 Trial posterior-stabilized components (Triathlon(®) (Stryker, Kalamazoo, MI, US) The cam and post design of the PS TKA was introduced in 1978 to aid in knee flexion by facilitating…

Fig. 18.1 Anteroposterior (AP) radiograph of a left knee with an implanted dynamic spacer (a). Lateral radiograph of the same knee with the implanted dynamic spacer (b) Fig. 18.2 AP…

Fig. 16.1 AP (left) and lateral radiographs (right) of a TKA which has failed through aseptic loosening CT scans are indicated to evaluate bone stock and osteolysis and are useful…

Fig. 15.1 (a–e) Radiographs and clinical images of a 66-year-old man with a painful medial arthritis of the knee that is resistant to the medical treatment. A fixed-bearing UKA was…

Fig. 11.1 Anteroposterior (AP) (a), lateral (b), and standing long-leg (c) preoperative radiographs of a 50-year-old gentleman with advanced tricompartmental post-traumatic arthritis, significant deformity, and in situ hardware. The complex…

Fig. 5.1 The patient’s journey during TKA. OT occupational therapy, PT physiotherapy, GP general practitioner Fig. 5.2 Example of an enhanced recovery programme. GA general anaesthetic, NSAIDs nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs,…