Retrieval of an impacted trial implant during unicompartmental knee arthroplasty.
We report a case of impacted trial implant during Oxford unicompartmental knee arthroplasty. We have successfully used AO-ASIF (Association for the Study of Internal Fixation) principles to retrieve the implant without any damage to the metallic implant and adjacent bone and joint.
Pulavarti
Ramnadh Shankar
RS
Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Sunderland Royal Hospital, Kyall Road, Sunderland SR4 7TP, UK.
Nanu
Ananda M
AM
D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020370:Osteoarthritis, Knee / Q000601:surgery