title: Intra-operative tibial fracture during computer assisted total knee replacement: a case report.
abstract: Recently computer-assisted joint replacement surgery has been introduced to improve implant alignment. To date no intra-operative fractures have been reported related to the insertion of the navigation trackers used in this technique. The authors present the case of a 76-year-old man who sustained an intra-operative tibial fracture at the site of insertion of the navigation tracker during computer assisted total knee replacement.
authors.affiliation: Ist Orthopedic Department, C.T.O. Hospital, Istituti Clinici di Perfezionamento, Via Bignami 1, 20100 Milan, Italy. alf.manzotti@libero.it
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Manzotti
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Confalonieri
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pullen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D017102:Fracture Healing; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D008297:Male; D020370:Osteoarthritis, Knee / Q000601:surgery; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000209:etiology*