Usefulness of robot‐assisted total knee arthroplasty in patients with retained hardware: A report of two cases

Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is technically demanding in patients with pre‐existing hardware around the knee. We report two cases of knee osteoarthritis in patients with retained hardware who would have difficulty undergoing conventional TKA. Robot‐assisted TKA can be a useful treatment for knee os...

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Autores principales: Baek, Ji‐Hoon, Lee, Su Chan, Ahn, Hye Sun, Nam, Chang Hyun
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2022
Materias:
Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8842451/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35223003
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.5366
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Sumario:Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is technically demanding in patients with pre‐existing hardware around the knee. We report two cases of knee osteoarthritis in patients with retained hardware who would have difficulty undergoing conventional TKA. Robot‐assisted TKA can be a useful treatment for knee osteoarthritis in patients with retained hardware.

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