[Cement plug embedded in the patella: a rare complication of total knee arthroplasty
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1Trauma and Orthopaedics, Good Hope Hospital NHS Trust, Birmingham, B75 7RR, United Kingdom.
The Journal of Knee Surgery
|May 30, 2009
Abstract:
An unusual delayed complication of total knee arthroplasty involving the unresurfaced patella is described. The complication is due to the impaction of a loose cement plug used to seal the defect left by the femoral intramedullary alignment rod. The origin, presentation, and management are discussed.
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