Primary Total Knee Replacement in Advanced Rheumatoid Arthritis with Over Thirty Degrees of Fixed Flexion Deformities
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Author: Dr L Prakash
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Specialties: Global Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery
Schools: Institute for Special Orthopaedics Chennai
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Loading...Standard Cemented knee using universal instruments. Intramedullary guife for femoral allignment, Extramedullary for tibial cut. Special tricks shown here are ligament balancing, and flexion deformity correction. Video shot and edited by Seshadri
Procedure
Knee replacement
Indications
Rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthrosis, severely damaged knees
Contraindications
Young patients, arthrodesis in functional position, infection
Instrumentation
Setup
Clean operating theater, with laminar air flow
Preoperative Workup
Routine
Anatomy and Landmarks
Anterior approach, patella deflected laterally
Advantages/Disadvantages
precise balance of soft tissue and perfect assignment of components
Complications/Risks
infection, component malpositioning. loosening, wear
Disclosure of Conflicts
infection, component malpositioning. loosening, wear
Acknowledgements
Seshadri, Institute for special orthopaedics Chennai
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