title: Total knee arthroplasty with a long-stemmed component for fractures adjacent to the knee in rheumatoid arthritis: a report of four cases.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Okayama City Hospital, 6-10 Amase, Okayama, 700-8557, Japan. masaaki_usui@city.okayama.okayama.jp
authors.forename: Masaaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Usui
authors.forename: Tadashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Keiya
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamana
authors.forename: Kenichiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sakata
authors.forename: Noriko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Naito
authors.forename: Tomonori
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tetsunaga