Total Knee Arthroplasty After Ipsilateral Below-knee Amputation: A Review of the Literature and Surgical Techniques
Patients with knee osteoarthritis in the setting of ipsilateral below-knee amputation present a challenge in terms of patient positioning, intraoperative assistance, implant alignment, postoperative rehabilitation, and prosthesis adjustment. This is a report of a patient with a history of below-knee...
Main Authors: | Katherine Dong, MD, Anna Cohen-Rosenblum, MD, MSc, Molly Hartzler, MD |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2022-08-01
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Series: | Arthroplasty Today |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352344122000905 |
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