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. 2016 Jan;98-B(1 Suppl A):120-4.
doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.98B1.36345.

The management of bone loss in revision total knee arthroplasty: rebuild, reinforce, and augment

P K Sculco  1 , M P Abdel  1 , A D Hanssen  1 , D G Lewallen  1
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The management of bone loss in revision total knee arthroplasty: rebuild, reinforce, and augment

P K Sculco et al. Bone Joint J. 2016 Jan.

Abstract

The treatment of bone loss in revision total knee arthroplasty has evolved over the past decade. While the management of small to moderate sized defects has demonstrated good results with a variety of traditional techniques (cement and screws, small metal augments, impaction bone grafting or modular stems), the treatment of severe defects continues to be problematic. The use of a structural allograft has declined in recent years due to an increased failure rate with long-term follow-up and with the introduction of highly porous metal augments that emphasise biological metaphyseal fixation. Recently published mid-term results on the use of tantalum cones in patients with severe bone loss has reaffirmed the success of this treatment strategy.

Keywords: Revision total knee arthroplasty (TKA); Metaphyseal sleeves; Highly porous cones; Impaction bone grafting; Structural allograft.

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