title: Dislocation of the polyethylene inlay due to anterior tibial slope in revision total knee arthroplasty.
abstract: We report a case of dislocation of the polyethylene inlay in revision total knee arthroplasty. Eight days after revision arthroplasty due to a previous infection, the polyethylene inlay of a PCL- retaining cemented total knee arthroplasty dislocated at about 80 degrees of flexion on the CPM machine. Lateral X-ray examination revealed an anterior slope of the tibial cut of 5 degrees. Correction of the tibial slope to a posterior tibial slope of 7 degrees reduced the forces on the posterior aspect of the inlay and no redislocation occurred. The mechanisms causing tibial inlays to dislocate in TKA are analyzed and discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Zurich, Balgrist, 8008 Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Waelchli
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Romero
mesh_terms: D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007720:Knee Prosthesis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020959:Polyethylene; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D013977:Tibia / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D020959:Polyethylene