The exposed total knee replacement prosthesis: a new classification and treatment algorithm

The increased frequency of total knee replacement arthroplasty (TKRA) has been reflected in the number of patients with exposed prostheses referred to this unit. An algorithm has been developed to assist in the preoperative assessment of the wound and this has been tested on 25 patients with wound b...

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Published inBritish journal of plastic surgery Vol. 45; no. 1; pp. 66 - 69
Main Authors Laing, Hamish, Hancock, Kevin, Harrison, Douglas H.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Elsevier Ltd 1992
Elsevier
Subjects
Algorithms
Biological and medical sciences
Humans
Knee - pathology
Knee - surgery
Knee Prosthesis
Medical sciences
Orthopedic surgery
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Surgical Flaps - methods
Surgical Wound Dehiscence - pathology
Surgical Wound Dehiscence - surgery
Knee
Human
Treatment
Surgery
Classification
Diseases of the osteoarticular system
Total
Complication
Algorithm
Wound
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Summary:The increased frequency of total knee replacement arthroplasty (TKRA) has been reflected in the number of patients with exposed prostheses referred to this unit. An algorithm has been developed to assist in the preoperative assessment of the wound and this has been tested on 25 patients with wound breakdown following TKRA. The grade of exposure so derived predicts the most appropriate surgical management. The algorithm, grading system and proposed management are described.
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ISSN:0007-1226
1465-3087
DOI:10.1016/0007-1226(92)90120-M