Failed cementless total knee arthroplasty presenting as osteolysis of the fibular head

Large osteolytic lesions can occur adjacent to cementless total knee arthroplasty components. This occurrence frequently is related to suboptimal design features leading to the generation of metal or polyethylene wear debris. Occasionally, such lesions can mimic a bone tumor. A case of a lytic lesio...

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Published inThe Journal of arthroplasty Vol. 16; no. 2; pp. 239 - 242
Main Authors Rodriguez, Ricardo J., Barrack, Robert L.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 01.02.2001
Subjects
Fibula - diagnostic imaging
Fibula - pathology
Humans
Knee Joint - diagnostic imaging
Knee Prosthesis
Male
Middle Aged
osteolysis
Osteolysis - diagnostic imaging
Osteolysis - etiology
polyethylene
Polyethylenes
Prosthesis Failure
Radiography
total knee arthroplasty
wear debris
total knee arthroplasty
wear debris
osteolysis
polyethylene
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Summary:Large osteolytic lesions can occur adjacent to cementless total knee arthroplasty components. This occurrence frequently is related to suboptimal design features leading to the generation of metal or polyethylene wear debris. Occasionally, such lesions can mimic a bone tumor. A case of a lytic lesion of the fibular head adjacent to a failed cementless knee arthroplasty is described along with a description of the damaged retrieved component that led to the failure.
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ISSN:0883-5403
1532-8406
DOI:10.1054/arth.2001.20543