Massive Osteolysis in a Modern Total Knee Prosthesis
Case. An 82-year-old woman underwent right total knee replacement with a sequentially irradiated and annealed highly cross-linked polyethylene insert. At 9 years, she was found to have a massive femoral osteolysis with an impending fracture. Conclusion. This case demonstrates a rare occurrence of ma...
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| author | Emmanuel Gibon Jacquelyn A. Knapik Hari K. Parvataneni |
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| description | Case. An 82-year-old woman underwent right total knee replacement with a sequentially irradiated and annealed highly cross-linked polyethylene insert. At 9 years, she was found to have a massive femoral osteolysis with an impending fracture. Conclusion. This case demonstrates a rare occurrence of massive femoral osteolysis, requiring revision surgery, with a sequentially irradiated and annealed highly cross-linked polyethylene. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9c536c9c35674d1aa3b441f897cc5c092022-12-22T04:05:41ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Orthopedics2090-67492090-67572021-01-01202110.1155/2021/55079325507932Massive Osteolysis in a Modern Total Knee ProsthesisEmmanuel Gibon0Jacquelyn A. Knapik1Hari K. Parvataneni2Division of Adult Reconstruction, Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, University of Florida College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USADepartment of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USADivision of Adult Reconstruction, Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, University of Florida College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USACase. An 82-year-old woman underwent right total knee replacement with a sequentially irradiated and annealed highly cross-linked polyethylene insert. At 9 years, she was found to have a massive femoral osteolysis with an impending fracture. Conclusion. This case demonstrates a rare occurrence of massive femoral osteolysis, requiring revision surgery, with a sequentially irradiated and annealed highly cross-linked polyethylene.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/5507932 |
| spellingShingle | Emmanuel Gibon Jacquelyn A. Knapik Hari K. Parvataneni Massive Osteolysis in a Modern Total Knee Prosthesis Case Reports in Orthopedics |
| title | Massive Osteolysis in a Modern Total Knee Prosthesis |
| title_full | Massive Osteolysis in a Modern Total Knee Prosthesis |
| title_fullStr | Massive Osteolysis in a Modern Total Knee Prosthesis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Massive Osteolysis in a Modern Total Knee Prosthesis |
| title_short | Massive Osteolysis in a Modern Total Knee Prosthesis |
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