title: Knee arthrodesis with the Wichita fusion nail.
abstract: We reviewed 32 patients who all had knee arthrodesis performed after failed knee replacement. The minimum clinical follow-up was 1 year. The arthrodesis was performed by means of the Wichita fusion nail in 11, by external fixation in 15 cases, by plating in three and by intramedullary nailing in three. The mean patient age was 68.6 years. When the Wichita nail was used, fusion was achieved in ten out of 11 cases after a mean period of 4.5 (3-7) months. Of the remaining 21 patients, fusion was only achieved in 11 cases after a mean period of 6.5 (4.5-10) months.
authors.affiliation: Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology Service, Miguel Servet University Hospital, Zaragoza, Spain. ljdomingo@able.es
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Domingo
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Caballero
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cuenca
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Herrera
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sola
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Herrero
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001174:Arthrodesis / Q000295:instrumentation*; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee; D001858:Bone Nails; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007717:Knee / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D016896:Treatment Outcome