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Total Knee Prosthesis after Knee Joint Distraction Treatment
Journal: Archive of Organ Transplantation (Vol.1, No. 3)Publication Date: 2015-12-17
Authors : Karen Wiegant Peter van Roermund Ronald van Heerwaarden Sander Spruijt Roel Custers Natalia Kuchuk Simon Mastbergen Floris Lafeber;
Page : 066-071
Keywords : Osteoarthritis; Joint distraction; Cartilage; Total knee prosthesis; Infection;
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Abstract
Background and purpose: During knee joint distraction (KJD) treatment, using an external fixation-frame, pin-tract infections frequently occur. These local skin infections, although treated successfully with oral antibiotics, might lead to latent infections. This raises concern about subsequent placement of a total knee prosthesis (TKP). This study evaluates the first five cases in which patients had to be treated with TKO after KJD failure.
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