title: Unhooking of GSB total knee during dislocation of the patella.
abstract: This is a case report of a special and undoubtedly rare complication occurring in a hinge joint with a moving instant center such as the GSB total knee joint. The preoperative situation, the history of the incident and the operative report are being described as well as a radiological follow-up. The mechanism of unhooking of the tibial shaft from its junction with the femoral stem during dislocation of the patella is being reconstructed.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000150:complications; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D007720:Knee Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000601:surgery*; D010329:Patella / Q000293:injuries; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control