Back-Knee, Knock-Knee, Bow-Knee and other Deformities Resulting from Defect of Growth at the Epiphysial Lines

MANAGEMENT OF KNEE DEFORMITIES USING DOUBLE OSTEOTOMY TECHNIQUE

This was Presented in 5th International Congress of Iranian Iranian Society of Knee Surgery, Arthroscopy, and Sports Traumatology (ISKAST), 14-17 Feb 2018- Kish, Iran

Knee Fusion or Above-The-Knee Amputation after Failed Two-Stage Reimplantation Total Knee Arthroplasty

Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a serious complication of total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Control of infection after a failed two-stage TKA is not always possible, and the resolution of infection may require an above-knee amputation (AKA) or a the-knee (KF). The purpose of this review is to determine which treatment method (AKA or KF) yields better function and ambulatory status for patients...

Medial Unicompartmental Osteoarthritis (MUO) of the Knee: Unicompartmental Knee Replacement (UKR) or Total Knee Replacement (TKR)

The aim of this review article is to analyze the clinical effectiveness of total knee replacement (TKR) compared to unicompartmental knee replacement (UKR) in patients with medial unicompartmental osteoarthritis (MUO) in terms of survival rates, revision rates and postoperative complications. The search engine was MedLine. The keywords used were: medial knee osteoarthritis. Three thousand and n...

Premature Epiphysial Fusion at the Knee Complicating Prolonged Immobilisation for Congenital Dislocation of the Hip.

Premature epiphysial fusion at the knee joint in tuberculous disease of the hip.

The treatment of tuberculous disease of the hip in children has not yet reached the stage when useful recovery of joint function is a frequent end-result. Brackett (1924) urged that the first objective should be the provision of a permanently safe and useful limb; and in girls, we would add, a graceful one. These standards are not achieved, even with quiescent disease and a soundly ankylosed jo...