Fracture of the medial femoral condyle after unicompartmental knee arthroplasty.
Periprosthetic fracture is a relatively rare but well-recognized complication after knee joint arthroplasty. We experienced a case of medial femoral condylar fracture among 700 cases of unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA). The patient was a 56-year-old woman who underwent minimally invasive UKA for medial osteoarthritis of the knee. A displaced medial femoral condylar fracture occurred 3 years after UKA. A closed reduction and percutaneous fixation using 3 cannulated cancellous screws was performed. Union of the fracture was achieved, and a full recovery of knee motion was gained after 3 months. The Knee Society knee and function scores were 87 and 80, respectively, at the 2-year follow-up. They were the same as the scores before the fracture took place, and there was no evidence of component loosening or ligament instability.
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Seoul Sacred Heart General Hospital, Seoul, South Korea.
Kyung Tae
KT
Kim
Song
S
Lee
Kun Ho
KH
Cho
Kwan Soo
KS
Kim
D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / Q000295:instrumentation*; D001863:Bone Screws; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007720:Knee Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D020370:Osteoarthritis, Knee / Q000601:surgery; D057068:Periprosthetic Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D016896:Treatment Outcome