Napp M, Frank M, Witt M
Klinik für Orthopädische, Unfall- und Handchirurgie, Mediclin Klinikum Plau am See, 19395, Plau am See, Deutschland.
Orthopade. 2009 Oct;38(10):970, 972-3. doi: 10.1007/s00132-009-1463-1.
Malignant bone tumors and osteitis of the distal femur are common at every age. These conditions must be considered in patients with total knee arthroplasty and suspicious x-rays. A patient with gross polyethylene-wear-induced osteolysis and periprosthetic fracture is described. Neoplasm and infectious granuloma were excluded through biopsy, and the bone defect was bridged with a rotating hinged distal femoral replacement.
