Recurrent patella loosening and extra-articular migration after TKA

Eva Jacobs; Peter Feczko; Peter Emans

doi:10.1055/s-0032-1322601

Recurrent patella loosening and extra-articular migration after TKA

J Knee Surg. 2013 Dec:26 Suppl 1:S100-2. doi: 10.1055/s-0032-1322601. Epub 2012 Jul 30.

Authors

Eva Jacobs¹, Peter Feczko¹, Peter Emans¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands.

PMID: 23288755
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1322601

Abstract

Loosening and subsequent extra-articular migration of the patella component is a rare complication of total knee arthroplasty. We report a case of recurrent aseptic loosening and extra-articular migration of a patella component. Eventually, treatment consisted of removing the patellar component without replacement.

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Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / adverse effects*
Female
Foreign-Body Migration / diagnostic imaging
Foreign-Body Migration / surgery*
Humans
Knee Prosthesis / adverse effects*
Prosthesis Failure*
Radiography
Recurrence