Fracture of an uncemented tantalum patellar component.
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Grimm, NL; Henderson, RA; Kavolus, JJ; Millikan, PD; Lachiewicz, PF
Published in: Arthroplast Today
June 2016
A 62-year-old man presented with the acute, atraumatic onset of pain 3 years after uncemented right total knee arthroplasty. He complained of new mechanical locking with the knee held in extension on examination and unable to flex the knee. On the plain radiographs, the patellar component peg was fractured and the plate was dislocated. The knee was immobilized, and revision to a cemented 3-peg component was performed. Fracture of a single-peg, tantalum-backed uncemented patellar component has not been described. Clinical suspicion for this should be given in the setting of acute locking. We recommend revision with a cemented polyethylene component.
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Arthroplast Today
DOI
ISSN
2352-3441
Publication Date
June 2016
Volume
2
Issue
2
Start / End Page
45 / 47
Location
United States
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Grimm, N. L., Henderson, R. A., Kavolus, J. J., Millikan, P. D., & Lachiewicz, P. F. (2016). Fracture of an uncemented tantalum patellar component. Arthroplast Today, 2(2), 45–47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.artd.2016.01.005
Grimm, Nathan L., Robert A. Henderson, Joseph J. Kavolus, Patrick D. Millikan, and Paul F. Lachiewicz. “Fracture of an uncemented tantalum patellar component.” Arthroplast Today 2, no. 2 (June 2016): 45–47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.artd.2016.01.005.
Grimm NL, Henderson RA, Kavolus JJ, Millikan PD, Lachiewicz PF. Fracture of an uncemented tantalum patellar component. Arthroplast Today. 2016 Jun;2(2):45–7.
Grimm, Nathan L., et al. “Fracture of an uncemented tantalum patellar component.” Arthroplast Today, vol. 2, no. 2, June 2016, pp. 45–47. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.artd.2016.01.005.
Grimm NL, Henderson RA, Kavolus JJ, Millikan PD, Lachiewicz PF. Fracture of an uncemented tantalum patellar component. Arthroplast Today. 2016 Jun;2(2):45–47.
Published In
Arthroplast Today
DOI
ISSN
2352-3441
Publication Date
June 2016
Volume
2
Issue
2
Start / End Page
45 / 47
Location
United States