Causative Factors for Femoral Pin Track Fractures in Navigated Total Knee Arthroplasty.
- Author:
Ewe TW
;
Chee EK
;
Chooi YS
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Computer Assisted Navigation;
Total Knee Arthroplasty;
Stress Fracture
- MeSH:
Orthopaedic
- From:Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal
2010;4(1):8-11
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
This retrospective radiographic analysis of 57 patients (62 knees) examined two possible factors involved in pin tract fractures of the femur due to navigated total knee arthroplasty (TKA): the angle of the tracker pin with respect to the lateral femoral cortex, and the distance between the tracker pin and the lateral joint line. Our findings demonstrate a relationship between postoperative pin tract induced stress fractures (3 patients), with pin tract angles exceeding 15. Pin placement at a site more th
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