title: [Treatment of necrosis of the femur condyle with a medial gliding knee prosthesis].
abstract: Spontaneous osteonecrosis of the femoral condyles occurs rather seldom particularly in elderly patients. Whereas some authors recommend valgusosteotomy and bone drilling, implantation of a unilateral knee prosthesis should be performed in the presence of large defects. It is reported a series of 11 patients suffering from osteonecrosis of the femoral condyle. All patients were treated by a unilateral knee prosthesis with good results except one case. The filling of the defect with cancellous bone prior to the implantation of the condylar part of the prosthesis is mandatory.
authors.affiliation: Berufsgenossenschaftliche Unfallklinik Tübingen.
authors.forename: H G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Hermichen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wentzensen
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Meeder
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Weller
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007720:Knee Prosthesis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010020:Osteonecrosis / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D011859:Radiography
vernacular_title: Die Behandlung der Femurkondylennekrose mit der medialen Knieschlittenprothese.