Fracture of the central polyethylene tibial spine in posterior stabilized total knee arthroplasty

Between 1993 and 1998, 332 I-BII (Insall Burstein II) prostheses were implanted in our department. We studied 5 cases of tibial polyethylene spine fractures. The fractures occurred 3 to 5 years following the surgery. All cases with fractures had mild medial laxity that was noted on follow-up of 2 to...

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Published in:	The Journal of arthroplasty Vol. 18; no. 5; pp. 672 - 674
Main Authors:	Hendel, David, Garti, Avraham, Weisbort, Moshe
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Elsevier Inc 01-08-2003
Subjects:	Aged Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee Female fracture Humans Knee Prosthesis Male Middle Aged polyethylene spine Polyethylenes posterior stabilized knee arthroplasty Prosthesis Failure Tibia posterior stabilized knee arthroplasty polyethylene spine fracture
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Summary:	Between 1993 and 1998, 332 I-BII (Insall Burstein II) prostheses were implanted in our department. We studied 5 cases of tibial polyethylene spine fractures. The fractures occurred 3 to 5 years following the surgery. All cases with fractures had mild medial laxity that was noted on follow-up of 2 to 3 years following arthroplasty. One also developed mild hyperextension. All the patients had a revision surgery. In 2 cases, the polyethylene was changed to a thicker one, together with medial reinforcement. Three cases were revised to a rotating hinge prosthesis.
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ISSN:	0883-5403 1532-8406
DOI:	10.1016/S0883-5403(03)00192-X