title: Total knee replacement in patients with multiple sclerosis.
abstract: Total knee replacement was performed on two patients with Multiple sclerosis. Severe hamstring spasticity was encountered in both patients in the immediate post-operative period requiring further surgery. Both patients remain ambulatory at follow-up. The disease, and its implications in patients warranting total joint replacement are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tullamore Regional Hospital, Tullamore, County Offaly, Ireland. fjshannon@eircom.net
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Shannon
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cogley
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Glynn
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods*; D001418:Baclofen / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001915:Braces; D002370:Casts, Surgical; D006801:Humans; D007103:Immobilization; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D009125:Muscle Relaxants, Central / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009128:Muscle Spasticity / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D020370:Osteoarthritis, Knee / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology; D013710:Tendons / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D009125:Muscle Relaxants, Central; D001418:Baclofen