[Trauma hospital. Knee arthroplasty as primary therapy for proximal tibial fracture].
Ten patients aged 55-85 years with a tibial head fracture AO B3 or C3 were treated primarily by implantation of an endoprosthesis. There were one unilateral, three superficial, and six revision-type prostheses. Follow-up was 6 months to 3 years; two patients were lost to follow-up. There were no intra- or postoperative complications except one deep infection which could be cured by repeated arthroscopic lavage. At last follow-up all eight patients were completely or almost pain free; the extension deficit was less than 10 degrees , and flexion was 100 degrees or more. Primary endoprosthetic replacement of the knee joint is a valuable procedure for the treatment of complex tibial head fractures in elderly patients.
Schwarz
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UnfallkrankenhausKlagenfurt, Waidmannsdorferstrasse 35, 9021 Klagenfurt, Osterreich. nikolaus.schwarz@auva.at
Buchinger
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Mähring
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Schedl
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Widhalm
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome