Operating Room Fire During Total Knee Arthroplasty Tibial Impaction

A fire in the operating room is a rare but potentially deadly occurrence. We present an operating room fire during an elective total knee arthroplasty with an unclear ignition source. Flames were visualized originating from the excess bone cement while impacting the tibial component. The electrocaut...

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Main Authors: Olivia Leonovicz, BS, Anna Cohen-Rosenblum, MD, MSc, Cody Martin, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-08-01
Series:Arthroplasty Today
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352344122001030