Rotating-hinge total knee arthroplasty in a patient with genu recurvatum after osteomyelitis of the distal femur.
An 80-year-old man presented to our clinic with a chief complaint about pain and stiffness in the right knee. His history was significant for osteomyelitis of the right femur 64 years ago. Examination revealed a range of motion from 30 degrees hyperextension to 0 degrees extension. A rotating-hinge total knee arthroplasty was performed. Four years later, the patient ambulates painlessly with 1 cane. He has no extensor lag, and his range of motion is 0 degrees to 15 degrees.
Nishitani
Kohei
K
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
Nakagawa
Yasuaki
Y
Suzuki
Takashi
T
Koike
Kazuhiro
K
Nakamura
Takashi
T
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / Q000379:methods*; D005269:Femur; D006801:Humans; D016916:Joint Deformities, Acquired / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D007719:Knee Joint; D007720:Knee Prosthesis; D008297:Male; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000150:complications; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D013997:Time Factors