Breakage of the Implant after Total Knee Replacement: Cases Report.
- Author:
Churl Hong CHUN
1
;
Han Heon SONG
;
Byoung Su CHIN
Author Information
1. Department of Orthopaedics Surgery, Wonkwang University Hospital, Iksan, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
LCS;
Patellar bearing;
MG Porous tibial plate;
Breakage
- MeSH:
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee*;
Knee;
Knee Prosthesis;
Polyethylene
- From:Journal of the Korean Knee Society
1999;11(2):231-235
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
After total knee replacement, the breakage of implant is unusual. We have been experienced the two cases, one is the porous tibial plate breakage that Miller/Galante total knee system(MG TKS) and the other is the metal-backed polyethylene patellar component breakage with low contact stress(LCS) pros-thesis. Revisions have been performed by using Nexgen and modular posterior stabilized P.F.C. total knee system. Considerations of these causes are habitual abrupt hyperflexion of the knee and weight bear-ing. So we need to careful observation of long term clinical, radiological and survival results of total knee prosthesis in regard of the breakage of implant.
