title: Radiographic assessment of the postoperative knee.
abstract: Radiologists often encounter postoperative knee radiographs lacking any adjunct clinical data which might hinder accurate image interpretation. Surgical techniques are constantly evolving with new devices being used which make it sometimes challenging for the radiologist to deduce the performed procedure and to look for associated complications. This article reviews commonly performed surgical procedures of the knee, highlights their expected postoperative radiographic appearance and describes the appearance of certain postoperative complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA, USA. Electronic address: yyounan@emory.edu.
authors.forename: Yara
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Younan
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA, USA.
authors.forename: Philip Kin-Wai
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jose
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Ty
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Subhawong
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Baraga
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA, USA.
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Umpierrez
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA, USA.
authors.forename: Adam Daniel
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Singer
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011184:Postoperative Period; D011859:Radiography
keywords: Complications; Devices; Postoperative knee; Radiograph; Surgery