J Korean Knee Soc.  2007 Jun;19(1):110-113.

Total Knee Arthroplasty Using Computer-Assisted Navigation in Patient with Ipsilateral Hemiarthroplasty and Angle Blade Plate Fixation: A Case Report

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  • 1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kwangju Christian Hospital, Gwangju, Korea. paedic@chol.com

Abstract

A 79-year-old female patient had bipolar hemiarthroplasty because of a nonunion of the intertrochanteric fracture of the right femur seven months ago. As she got hurt from slip down during rehabilitation and supracondylar fracture of the ipsilateral femur occurred, she underwent open reduction and internal fixation with angle blade plate. Her walking and daily living were seriously limited because of degenerative arthritis of the right knee joint. She underwent the total knee arthroplasty using computer-assisted navigation without removal of the hard wares inserted in the femur.

Keyword

Knee joint; Osteoarthritis; Total knee arthroplasty; Computer-assisted navigation

MeSH Terms

Aged
Arthroplasty*
Female
Femur
Hemiarthroplasty*
Humans
Knee Joint
Knee*
Osteoarthritis
Rehabilitation
Walking
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