title: Retrieval of an impacted trial implant during unicompartmental knee arthroplasty.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Sunderland Royal Hospital, Kyall Road, Sunderland SR4 7TP, UK.
authors.forename: Ramnadh Shankar
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Pulavarti
authors.forename: Ananda M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Nanu
mesh_terms: 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