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Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
Published on: July 5, 2011
[Total knee arthroplasty in a patient with meniscal transplantation]
Background:
The natural history of a knee subjected to total meniscectomy leads to poor outcomes, so we should be careful with these lesions. Meniscal transplantation may be a proper treatment for these patients as it involves a good medium-term survival.
Material And Method:
We report the case of a 52 year-old male who underwent meniscal transplantation and developed left gonarthrosis. The surgical approach consisted of medial longitudinal arthrotomy and implantation of a posterior stabilized prosthesis after releasing the soft tissues, which were very retracted.
Results:
At the one year follow-up the operated knee had an articular range of 0-110 degrees, with no gap and no pain; no external support was required for walking.
Conclusions:
Despite the fact that most case series report good short- and medium-term results, some patients do not have good results and need a total knee prosthesis.
