title: Retained distal femoral osteophyte. An infrequent cause of postoperative pain following total knee arthroplasty.
abstract: Persistent postoperative pain following total knee arthroplasty is infrequent. This case report describes an unusual cause of pain, crepitus, and effusion following total knee arthroplasty due to a retained distal femoral osteophyte. Osteophyte removal resulted in total alleviation of this patient's discomfort and swelling.
authors.affiliation: Denver Orthopedic Clinic, Research Department, CO 80205.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Dennis
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Channer
mesh_terms: D005269:Femur / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007720:Knee Prosthesis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D013585:Synovitis / Q000209:etiology