Total arthroplasty in ankylosed knees: a case series
Clinics
; 64(3): 183-187, 2009. ilus, tab
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To present nine patients with ankylosis in their knees that were submitted to a total arthroplasty to lessen their pain and improve their functional limitation. For these patients, arthrodesis remained a possibility in the event of arthroplasty failure.INTRODUCTION:
Ankylosis of the knee is a severe functional limitation that becomes worse when pain is present. Arthrodesis of the knee is a classical indication for such patients, since it resolves the pain; however, the severe functional limitation remains.METHODS:
In the present study, we evaluated the clinical course of nine patients who underwent total arthroplasty of the knee, and were followed up for at least five years.RESULTS:
The results demonstrate that all of the patients experienced a significant reduction in pain and some improvement in the degree of knee flexion and extension.CONCLUSION:
Based on the latest follow-up, there has been no need to perform arthrodesis for any of our patients, showing that a total arthroplasty could be a option for treatment in knee ankylosis.Key words
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LILACS
Main subject:
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
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Ankylosis
Type of study:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Clinics
Journal subject:
MEDICINA
Year:
2009
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Article