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- Title
Custom-made rotating hinge total knee replacement in a patient with congenital tibial deficiency avoids the need for amputation.
- Authors
McGrath, A.; Sewell, M.; Datta, G.; Blunn, G.; Briggs, T.; Cannon, S.
- Abstract
We report a unique case of a patient with type 2 congenital tibial deficiency and disabling knee osteoarthritis in whom a custom-made rotating hinge knee replacement was successfully performed, allowing continued mobilisation with a below-knee prosthesis, thereby avoiding the need for an above-knee amputation. Level of evidence Therapeutic study, Level IV.
- Subjects
CASE studies; HUMAN abnormalities; OSTEOARTHRITIS; ARTIFICIAL knees; KNEE surgery
- Publication
Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, 2012, Vol 20, Issue 12, p2476
- ISSN
0942-2056
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00167-012-1916-7