TY - JOUR
T1 - Total Knee Arthroplasty After Lower Extremity Amputation
T2 - A Review of 13 Cases
AU - Amanatullah, Derek F.
AU - Trousdale, Robert T.
AU - Sierra, Rafael J.
PY - 2014/8
Y1 - 2014/8
N2 - Below knee amputation protects the ipsilateral knee from osteoarthritis and overloads the contralateral knee predisposing it to symptomatic osteoarthritis. We retrospectively reviewed 13 primary total knee arthroplasty (TKAs) in 12 patients with a prior lower extremity amputation. Twelve TKAs were performed on the contralateral side of the amputated limb while only one TKA was performed on the ipsilateral side. The average clinical follow-up was 6.8. ±. 4.8 years. Knee Society Scores improved from 30.4. ±. 11.8 to 88.5. ±. 4.2 after TKA with a prior contralateral amputation. Three (23.1%) patients with TKA after contralateral amputation had aseptic loosening of the tibial component. Patients experience clinically significant improvement with TKA after lower extremity amputation. Augmentation of tibial fixation with a stem may be advisable during TKA after contralateral amputation.
AB - Below knee amputation protects the ipsilateral knee from osteoarthritis and overloads the contralateral knee predisposing it to symptomatic osteoarthritis. We retrospectively reviewed 13 primary total knee arthroplasty (TKAs) in 12 patients with a prior lower extremity amputation. Twelve TKAs were performed on the contralateral side of the amputated limb while only one TKA was performed on the ipsilateral side. The average clinical follow-up was 6.8. ±. 4.8 years. Knee Society Scores improved from 30.4. ±. 11.8 to 88.5. ±. 4.2 after TKA with a prior contralateral amputation. Three (23.1%) patients with TKA after contralateral amputation had aseptic loosening of the tibial component. Patients experience clinically significant improvement with TKA after lower extremity amputation. Augmentation of tibial fixation with a stem may be advisable during TKA after contralateral amputation.
KW - Below knee amputation
KW - Lower extremity amputation
KW - Osteoarthritis
KW - TKA
KW - Total knee arthroplasty
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U2 - 10.1016/j.arth.2014.03.041
DO - 10.1016/j.arth.2014.03.041
M3 - Article
C2 - 24836176
AN - SCOPUS:84905108472
SN - 0883-5403
VL - 29
SP - 1590
EP - 1593
JO - Journal of Arthroplasty
JF - Journal of Arthroplasty
IS - 8
ER -