Total Knee Arthroplasty in Patients with Ipsilateral Hip Fusion: Technical Notes and Literature Review
Liliana Savin,
Tudor Pinteala,
Paul Botez
et al.
Abstract:Numerous studies report the success and outcomes of the total knee arthroplasty (TKA); however, few papers present patients with knee osteoarthritis and ipsilateral hip fusion. One controversy when treating patients requiring a TKA with prior ipsilateral hip fusion is whether to first perform a total hip arthroplasty (THA) of the fused hip, followed by the ipsilateral TKA, or to proceed with the TKA without replacing the hip; studies suggest that the position of the fused hip is a key factor when making this t… Show more
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