Total knee replacement in patients with multiple sclerosis.
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.
Shannon
F J
FJ
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tullamore Regional Hospital, Tullamore, County Offaly, Ireland. fjshannon@eircom.net
Cogley
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Glynn
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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
D009125:Muscle Relaxants, Central; D001418:Baclofen