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Updated: Jun 12 2021

TKA Other Complications

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    • The topic TKA - Other complications has been broken into separate topics. Click the arrows below to review those topics.
      • neurovascular
        • vascular injury and bleeding
        • peroneal nerve injury
      • extensor mechanism
        • patellar prosthesis loosening
        • patellar clunk
        • patellar maltracking
        • extensor mechanism rupture
      • other
        • periprosthetic infection
        • periprosthetic fracture
        • metal hypersensitivity
        • wound complications
        • instability (tibio-femoral)
        • stiffness
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QID 219462 (Type "219462" in App Search)
A 79-year old femur sustains repeat falls two weeks after total knee arthroplasty was performed. Radiographs (Image A and B) demonstrate a distal femur periprosthetic fracture. In counseling her regarding her treatment options, what is one important outcome difference when comparing intramedullary nail fixation, open reduction internal fixation, and distal femoral replacement?
  • A
  • B

Open reduction internal fixation has a higher rate of complications

18%

146/815

Distal femoral replacement has better outcome scores

13%

107/815

Intramedullary nail fixation has a higher rate of malunion

40%

323/815

Distal femoral replacement has a higher rate of reoperation

15%

126/815

Distal femoral replacement has greater postoperative knee range of motion

13%

107/815

  • A
  • B

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