Reconstruction of the Medial Collateral Ligament for the Medial Instability after Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Case Report.
10.4055/jkoa.2007.42.3.395
- Author:
Chul Won HA
1
;
Chan Ha HWANG
;
Kyung Sub LIM
Author Information
1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. hacw@smc.samsung.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Knee medial instability;
Medial collateral ligament reconstruction;
Total knee arthroplasty
- MeSH:
Arthroplasty*;
Collateral Ligaments*;
Female;
Humans;
Knee*;
Middle Aged;
Prostheses and Implants
- From:The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
2007;42(3):395-399
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
An absence or compromise of the medial collateral ligament that occurs after primary total knee arthroplasty is a challenging reconstructive problem. Treatment usually requires unlinked-constrained total knee arthroplasty. Revision with unlinked-constrained prostheses often causes more bone loss and transmits increased stress to the bone-cement and prosthesis-cement interfaces, which can increase the risk of aseptic loosening. However, there are no treatment options other than constrained prostheses. We present a 47-year-old female who suffered from medial instability that occurred after total knee arthroplasty, which was treated successfully by a medial collateral ligament reconstruction.
