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Ben Molenaers¹, Nele Arnout, Johan Bellemans

¹Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University Hospitals Leuven, Weligerveld 1, 3212 Pellenberg, Belgium. ben_molenaers@hotmail.com

|October 11, 2011

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Orthopedic Surgery
Biomaterials Engineering

Background:

Complex primary or revision total knee arthroplasty (TKA) often presents challenges due to major bone loss and soft tissue deficiencies.
Resection type prostheses are utilized in TKA to address these complex reconstructive needs.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the clinical and radiographic outcomes of salvage knee reconstructions using the Finn/OSS knee system.
To assess the efficacy and complication rates of resection prostheses in complex primary and revision TKA.

Main Methods:

Retrospective study of 66 patients undergoing TKA with the Finn/OSS knee system.
Average follow-up of 5 years (range 2-12 years).
Indications included massive bone loss and/or soft tissue deficiency in 63 revision and 3 primary cases.

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Main Results:

Significant improvement in Knee Society Score (KSS) from 46 to 73 and function score from 27 to 47.
Implant survivorship was 92% at 5 and 10 years with revision as the endpoint.
Complications included 4 revisions (infection, aseptic loosening, implant breakage) and 9 minor reinterventions (wound drainage, patellar realignment, extensor mechanism repair). Two cases of peroneal nerve palsy occurred.

Conclusions:

Resection prostheses provide acceptable clinical and radiographic results for complex primary and revision TKA.
The use of these prostheses in salvage knee reconstructions is associated with a relatively high complication rate that requires careful consideration.