Total Knee Arthroplasty in Patients with Prior Femoral and Tibial Fractures: Outcomes and Risk Factors for Surgical Site Complications and Reoperations.

Xing-Shan WangYi-Xin ZhouHong-Yi ShaoDe-Jin YangYong HuangFang-Fang Duan

Published in: Orthopaedic surgery (2020)

TKA for post-fracture osteoarthritis significantly relieved pain and improved function, but the incidence of surgical site complications and reoperations was high. Preoperative patella baja was a risk factor for surgical site complications and reoperations.

Keyphrases

total knee arthroplasty
risk factors
total hip
rheumatoid arthritis
type diabetes
neuropathic pain
pain management
metabolic syndrome
skeletal muscle
spinal cord injury
glycemic control