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Knee Implant Dislocation Leading to Major Amputation 13 Years Later

INTRODUCTION: Injury to the popliteal vessels during total knee replacement is rare but can lead to catastrophic outcomes. REPORT: An 81 year old female presented with Rutherford IIb acute left limb ischaemia (ALI) 13 years after total knee replacement. The polyethylene insert in the knee implant ha...

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Autores principales: Kuntz, Salomé, Lejay, Anne, Virmani, Renu, Chakfé, Nabil
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6541903/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31193731
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejvssr.2019.04.006