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Knee Pain Following Total Knee Arthroplasty Secondary to Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy

We report the case of a 78-year-old woman who presented with a 14-month history of progressive bilateral knee spasms and pain and reduced quality of life. The patient had undergone bilateral total knee arthroplasty after a diagnosis of osteoarthritis and failure of conservative treatment. Symptoms r...

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Autores principales: CHU, ERIC CHUN-PU, LIN, ANDY FU CHIEH
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medical University Publishing House Craiova 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9590355/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36320881
http://dx.doi.org/10.12865/CHSJ.48.02.13
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Sumario:We report the case of a 78-year-old woman who presented with a 14-month history of progressive bilateral knee spasms and pain and reduced quality of life. The patient had undergone bilateral total knee arthroplasty after a diagnosis of osteoarthritis and failure of conservative treatment. Symptoms reappeared 8 months postoperatively, and the patient was diagnosed with cervical spondylotic myelopathy. Consequently, she was successfully treated with chiropractic rehabilitation which involved scraping therapy, spinal manipulation, and intermittent motorized traction to relieve cervical nerve pressure. Thus, cervical spondylotic myelopathy should be considered in the differential diagnosis of cases of persistent knee pain.