2001
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.83b1.0830050
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Arthrodesis of the knee after an infected arthroplasty using the Ilizarov method

Abstract: We treated 15 patients by arthrodesis of the knee after removal of an infected total knee arthroplasty, using an Ilizarov ring fixator. Eight had a failed arthrodesis by another technique. The mean age of the patients was 75 years, the mean duration of retention of the frame was 28 weeks, the mean treatment time 51 weeks, and the mean follow-up 52 months. All but one knee fused at the first attempt, a rate of union of 93%. The incidence of complications related to treatment was 80%. The length of treatment and… Show more

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“…It's not well tolerated by the patient. Pin tract infections and fracture at a pin site have been reported [14][15][16]. In our series, we observed pin site infections in 40% of patient treated with an external fixation and leg length discrepancy in all patients.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 51%
“…It's not well tolerated by the patient. Pin tract infections and fracture at a pin site have been reported [14][15][16]. In our series, we observed pin site infections in 40% of patient treated with an external fixation and leg length discrepancy in all patients.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 51%
“…The reported incidence of infection in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) varies from 0.57 to 15% [22]. Infection after TKA can be a challenging and difficult problem to treat.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…La littérature fait état de trois méthodes principales pour réaliser une arthrodèse du genou [1,2] : le fixateur externe, monobarre dans un ou deux plans [6,7] (ou de type Ilizarov [8,9]), l'enclouage centromédullaire [3,4,10-12] ou l'ostéosynthèse par plaque vissée [13]. Cependant, seuls le fixateur externe et le clou centromédullaire sont classiquement envisagés pour réaliser une arthrodèse lorsque cette indication est retenue pour une PTG infectée.…”
Section: Discussionunclassified
“…Damron et al [1], dans une revue de la littérature, relevaient un taux moyen de fusion osseuse de 94,6 % et Wiedel [2] de 83 à 100 % dans une revue plus récente. Pour ce qui est des techniques par fixateur externe, les résultats sont encore plus disparates, variant de 36 à 93 % [5,9]. Damron et al [1] rapportent un taux de fusion moyen de 63,6 % sur sa revue de la littérature.…”
Section: Discussionunclassified