Radiologic Findings in Cases Involving Complications Arising from Total Knee Arthroplasty.
10.3348/jkrs.1999.41.3.585
- Author:
Deok Ho NAM
1
;
Kyung Nam RYU
;
Dae Kyung BAE
Author Information
1. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Kyung Hee University Hospital, Korea. EAGLEYE@medikorea.net
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Bones, radiography;
Knee, prostheses;
Knee, surgery;
Surgery, complications
- MeSH:
Arthritis;
Arthritis, Rheumatoid;
Arthroplasty*;
Classification;
Congenital Abnormalities;
Diagnosis;
Dislocations;
Humans;
Knee Joint;
Knee Prosthesis;
Knee*;
Osteoarthritis;
Thrombosis;
Virtues
- From:Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
1999;41(3):585-592
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Total knee arthroplasty(TKA) has been used for the treatment of knee joint pain, deformity, and instability caused by osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, or tuberculous arthritis, and by virtue of good results and rapid development, the procedure has been increasingly employed. With the development of total knee prosthesis, complications have also increased, however, and due to complications occurring up to six years after surgery, fusion occurs in about 2% of all replaced knees. The most common complication of TKA is loosening, followed by infection. Others are thrombosis, subluxation, dislocation and fracture, and complications may be divided into four groups: biologic, technical, specific to type of components, and associated with certain diagnosis. Where these complications occur, a patient must undergo a second procedure, but the success rate is lower than for the initial procedure. Exact etiological evaluation important clinically and radiologically. We illustrate the etiologies and radiologic characteristics of TKA complications according to classification.
