Two-Stage Arthrodesis after an Infected Total Knee Replacement Using a Coupled Nail and Dual-Plate Construct: A Third-World Solution and Review of Options
Infection following total knee arthroplasty is a serious and increasingly common complication. Several treatment options are available. Although a two-stage revision remains the gold standard, salvage procedures are sometimes needed. We describe a case of an infected knee arthroplasty that was salva...
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| author | Marlon M. Mencia Raakesh Goalan Atiba Akii Bua |
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| description | Infection following total knee arthroplasty is a serious and increasingly common complication. Several treatment options are available. Although a two-stage revision remains the gold standard, salvage procedures are sometimes needed. We describe a case of an infected knee arthroplasty that was salvaged using a novel technique combining two linked intramedullary nails and bilateral compression plating. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-610102e9b54c43dbba21f42f1d25264f2025-02-03T05:51:46ZengWileyCase Reports in Orthopedics2090-67492090-67572020-01-01202010.1155/2020/17623691762369Two-Stage Arthrodesis after an Infected Total Knee Replacement Using a Coupled Nail and Dual-Plate Construct: A Third-World Solution and Review of OptionsMarlon M. Mencia0Raakesh Goalan1Atiba Akii Bua2Port of Spain General Hospital, Port of Spain, Trinidad and TobagoEric Williams Medical Sciences Complex, St. Joseph, Trinidad and TobagoPort of Spain General Hospital, Port of Spain, Trinidad and TobagoInfection following total knee arthroplasty is a serious and increasingly common complication. Several treatment options are available. Although a two-stage revision remains the gold standard, salvage procedures are sometimes needed. We describe a case of an infected knee arthroplasty that was salvaged using a novel technique combining two linked intramedullary nails and bilateral compression plating.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/1762369 |
| spellingShingle | Marlon M. Mencia Raakesh Goalan Atiba Akii Bua Two-Stage Arthrodesis after an Infected Total Knee Replacement Using a Coupled Nail and Dual-Plate Construct: A Third-World Solution and Review of Options Case Reports in Orthopedics |
| title | Two-Stage Arthrodesis after an Infected Total Knee Replacement Using a Coupled Nail and Dual-Plate Construct: A Third-World Solution and Review of Options |
| title_full | Two-Stage Arthrodesis after an Infected Total Knee Replacement Using a Coupled Nail and Dual-Plate Construct: A Third-World Solution and Review of Options |
| title_fullStr | Two-Stage Arthrodesis after an Infected Total Knee Replacement Using a Coupled Nail and Dual-Plate Construct: A Third-World Solution and Review of Options |
| title_full_unstemmed | Two-Stage Arthrodesis after an Infected Total Knee Replacement Using a Coupled Nail and Dual-Plate Construct: A Third-World Solution and Review of Options |
| title_short | Two-Stage Arthrodesis after an Infected Total Knee Replacement Using a Coupled Nail and Dual-Plate Construct: A Third-World Solution and Review of Options |
| title_sort | two stage arthrodesis after an infected total knee replacement using a coupled nail and dual plate construct a third world solution and review of options |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/1762369 |
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