title: Femoral stress fracture after computer navigated total knee arthroplasty.
abstract: Computer navigation for total knee arthroplasty is increasingly used because it improves the accuracy of femoral and tibial components implantation. However, every new technique is associated with its own complications. Here, we report on a patient who developed a distal femoral stress fracture after two attempts at fixing the navigation tracker.
authors.affiliation: Balgrist University Hospital, Department of Orthopedics, University of Zurich Forchstr. 340, 8008 Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ossendorf
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fuchs
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Koch
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D015775:Fractures, Stress / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D020370:Osteoarthritis, Knee / Q000601:surgery; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted