Bilateral stress fracture of the femoral shaft after total knee arthroplasty: a case report.
The authors present a case of bilateral stress fracture of the femoral shaft 15 years after total knee arthroplasty. Considerable femoral bowing deformity and varus malposition of the femoral and tibial components after total knee arthroplasty may produce abnormal stresses and lead to stress fracture of the distal femur in the region of greatest curvature.
Lim
Hong Chul
HC
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, 97 Guro-dong Gil, Guro-Gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Bae
Ji Hoon
JH
Yi
Ju Won
JW
Park
Jung Ho
JH
D000368:Aged; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017760:Bone Malalignment / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D017102:Fracture Healing; D015775:Fractures, Stress / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D020370:Osteoarthritis, Knee / Q000601:surgery; D058866:Osteoporotic Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011859:Radiography