Periprosthetic Infection of the Knee Megaprosthesis following a Resection of Malignant Tumours around the Knee

• Published in: Acta chirurgiae orthopaedicae et traumatologiae Čechoslovaca Vol. 84; no. 1; pp. 46 - 51
• Main Authors: Včelák, J, Matějovský, Jr, Z, Kofránek, I, Kubeš, R, Lesenský, J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Czech; English
• Published: Czech Republic 01.02.2017
• Subjects: Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee - adverse effects; Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee - instrumentation; Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee - methods; Bone Neoplasms - microbiology; Bone Neoplasms - pathology; Bone Neoplasms - surgery; Debridement - methods; Fracture Fixation, Internal - methods; Humans; Knee Joint - microbiology; Knee Joint - pathology; Knee Joint - surgery; Knee Prosthesis - microbiology; Prosthesis Failure; Reoperation; Retrospective Studies; Survival Analysis

PURPOSE OF THE STUDY The study presents the monocentric retrospective study of a group of patients with malignant tumours around the knee, treated by a wide resection and a reconstruction with megaprosthesis due to infectious complications. Provided is a detailed analysis of each operative treatment...