Treatment of nonunions about the knee utilizing custom total knee arthroplasty with press-fit intramedullary stems

J Arthroplasty. 1993 Feb;8(1):49-55. doi: 10.1016/s0883-5403(06)80107-5.

Abstract

Juxta-articular nonunion about the knee is infrequent but may be a troublesome problem, especially if it is about a total knee arthroplasty or associated with an arthritic joint. This technique of total knee arthroplasty with an uncemented press-fit intramedullary rod and bone grafting achieved union in all nine nonunions about the knee. Radiographic review indicated all nonunions to be healed by an average of 2 months, with none taking longer than 6 months to heal. The average postoperative Hospital for Special Surgery knee score was 78 (range, 50-91), with 4 excellent, 4 good, and 1 poor result. This study demonstrated that this is a successful salvage procedure for juxta-articular nonunions in the face of either arthritis in the adjacent joint, severe articular incongruency, or an ipsilateral total knee arthroplasty.

MeSH terms

  • Bone Transplantation
  • Female
  • Femoral Fractures / epidemiology
  • Femoral Fractures / surgery*
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary*
  • Fracture Healing / physiology
  • Fractures, Ununited / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Knee Prosthesis*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Prosthesis Design
  • Tibial Fractures / epidemiology
  • Tibial Fractures / surgery*
  • Time Factors