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SUBMITTER: Callaghan JJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5994603 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Callaghan John J JJ DeMik David E DE Bedard Nicholas A NA Odland Andrew N AN Kane William M WM Kurtz Steven M SM
Arthroplasty today 20180210 2
Fracture of the tibial tray is a rarely observed complication of total knee arthroplasty (TKA), predominately in implants placed greater than a decade ago. This case highlights a case of baseplate fracture in a contemporary prosthesis. The patient presented 1 year after TKA with medial knee pain consistent with pes bursitis. The implant-cement-bone construct was intact and she was managed with corticosteroids. She had persistent pain, acutely developed new varus deformity, and presented with a t ...[more]