Revision of the Sheehan total knee arthroplasty

The use of the Sheehan knee prosthesis extended from 1971 to 2002. It incorporated a semi-constrained hinge with intra-medullary stems cemented into the femur and tibia. While some authors have reported excellent short-term results, others have reported revision rates of up to 31% at 5--10 years. Th...

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Published inInternational orthopaedics Vol. 29; no. 4; pp. 241 - 244
Main Authors Hurson, C, Boran, S, Synnott, K, Powell, O, Quinlan, W
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Germany Springer-Verlag 01.08.2005
Subjects
Adult
Aged
Arthritis, Rheumatoid - surgery
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
Female
Humans
Knee Prosthesis
Male
Middle Aged
Original Paper
Osteoarthritis, Knee - surgery
Prosthesis Failure
Reoperation
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Summary:The use of the Sheehan knee prosthesis extended from 1971 to 2002. It incorporated a semi-constrained hinge with intra-medullary stems cemented into the femur and tibia. While some authors have reported excellent short-term results, others have reported revision rates of up to 31% at 5--10 years. The aim of this study was to review the senior author's experience in revising these arthroplasties. We review 54 Sheehan total knee replacements and discuss the difficulties encountered during first and subsequent revisions and the often-complex reconstruction techniques used to overcome these.
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ISSN:0341-2695
1432-5195
DOI:10.1007/s00264-005-0637-7