Total knee arthroplasty with a long-stemmed component for fractures adjacent to the knee in rheumatoid arthritis: a report of four cases.
Four rheumatoid arthritis patients with fractures adjacent to the knee were treated by total knee arthroplasty with a long-stemmed component. All four fractures healed; joint reconstruction and limb realignment were achieved simultaneously. Total knee arthroplasty with a long-stemmed component was useful in stabilizing the fracture and rapidly restoring function in the joint and the limb.
Usui
Masaaki
M
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Okayama City Hospital, 6-10 Amase, Okayama, 700-8557, Japan. masaaki_usui@city.okayama.okayama.jp
Watanabe
Tadashi
T
Yamana
Keiya
K
Sakata
Kenichiro
K
Naito
Noriko
N
Tetsunaga
Tomonori
T