title: Revision total knee arthroplasty in patients with osteoarthritis.
abstract: Total knee replacement (TKR) is a technically demanding surgical procedure, which is becoming more reliable and durable than total hip replacements. The authors describe the mechanisms of failure, the clinical evaluation of the painful TKR, the surgical planning techniques, and the overall results of revision TKR to date.
authors.affiliation: Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Friedman
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Poss
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D007720:Knee Prosthesis; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012086:Reoperation; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000150:complications