Management of Medial Collateral Ligament Insufficiency During Total Knee Arthroplasty with a Screw and Rectangular Spiked Washer: A Case Series of 14 Patients.

Ming NiJing-Yang SunJun FuYin-Qiao DuJun-Min ShenXiao-Xi YangYong-Gang Zhou Guo-Qiang Zhang Ji-Ying Chen

Published in: Orthopaedic surgery (2020)

The screw and rectangular spiked washer is a simple and effective method for treating MCL sufficiency in TKA, and a study with a larger cohort and extended follow-up is requisite to claim its role in preventing coronal instability and component failure.

Keyphrases

total knee arthroplasty
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
total hip
peritoneal dialysis