Tibial tubercle osteotomy or quadriceps snip in two-stage revision for prosthetic knee infection? A randomized prospective study knee

Danilo Bruni; Francesco Iacono; Bharat Sharma; Stefano Zaffagnini; Maurilio Marcacci

doi:10.1007/s11999-012-2763-z

Tibial tubercle osteotomy or quadriceps snip in two-stage revision for prosthetic knee infection? A randomized prospective study knee

Danilo Bruni, Francesco Iacono, Bharat Sharma, Stefano Zaffagnini, Maurilio Marcacci

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Background: Although 7% to 38% of revision total knee arthroplasties (RTKAs) are attributable to prosthetic knee infections, controversy exists regarding the best surgical approach while reducing the risk of extensor mechanism complications and the reinfection rate. Questions/purposes: We compared The Knee Society Score

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1305-1318
Number of pages	14
Journal	Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research
Volume	471
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11999-012-2763-z
Publication status	Published - Apr 2013

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