A new technique of limb salvage after infected revision total knee arthroplasty: artificial fusion.
Limb salvage after infection and multiple knee revision arthroplasty is difficult. The treatment options and a brief history of artificial fusion are reviewed, and a case with 4-year follow-up is described.
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, South Carolina, USA. fvoss@richmed.medpark.sc.edu
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee; D006801:Humans; D007720:Knee Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000601:surgery*