An unusual cause of locking after total knee replacement.
Locking after total knee replacement is uncommon and is generally caused by the formation of fibrous tissue around the patella. We report an unusual cause of locking resulting from intermittent occlusion of the popliteal artery, which was tethered to cement at the posterior aspect of the tibial component.
Auyeung
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Northern Deanery, Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and Dentistry, 10/12 Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4AB, UK. jeffauyeung@hotmail.com
Doorgakant
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Shand
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D000368:Aged; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D011150:Popliteal Artery / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D011859:Radiography; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D016896:Treatment Outcome