Early Failure of Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty Due to Massive Osteolysis Caused by Bio-Absorbable Interference Screws

We report an unusual case in which an unabsorbed bio-absorbable screw in the tibial tunnel of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) performed 11 years ago caused massive osteolysis and subsequent failure of total knee arthroplasty (TKA). ACLR was performed using suspensory fixation on the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Galiveeti, Mukund Reddy V, El-Abed, Khaldoun, Ahmad, Riaz
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
Materias:
Orthopedics
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10224710/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37252598
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.38143
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Sumario:We report an unusual case in which an unabsorbed bio-absorbable screw in the tibial tunnel of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) performed 11 years ago caused massive osteolysis and subsequent failure of total knee arthroplasty (TKA). ACLR was performed using suspensory fixation on the femoral side and a bio-absorbable interference screw on the tibial side. Fragmentation of the bio-absorbable screw at the time of tibial component implantation is thought to have evoked an accelerated inflammatory response, causing osteolysis, which finally resulted in early failure of the TKA.

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