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Periprosthetic Fracture through a Unicortical Tracking Pin Site after Computer Navigated Total Knee Replacement
Joint Authors
Blue, Matt
Douthit, Christian
Dennison, Joel
Caroom, Cyrus
Jenkins, Mark
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-09-16
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
A rare complication from computer-navigated total knee arthroplasty is a fracture through the insertion site of a tracking pin.
These pins are inserted across the femoral and tibial shafts either bicortically, transcortically, or unicortically and have a reported fracture incidence of 1.38%, with all published cases occurring after bicortical pin placement.
In this case, a 60-year-old female suffered a femoral shaft fracture through a unicortically inserted computer navigation tracking pin 6 weeks after total knee arthroplasty.
Her fracture was successfully fixated with an intramedullary nail with retention of the knee prosthesis.
This case is important as it records the risk for a postoperative fracture through a unicortically inserted computer navigation pin.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Blue, Matt& Douthit, Christian& Dennison, Joel& Caroom, Cyrus& Jenkins, Mark. 2018. Periprosthetic Fracture through a Unicortical Tracking Pin Site after Computer Navigated Total Knee Replacement. Case Reports in Orthopedics،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1147160
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Blue, Matt…[et al.]. Periprosthetic Fracture through a Unicortical Tracking Pin Site after Computer Navigated Total Knee Replacement. Case Reports in Orthopedics No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1147160
American Medical Association (AMA)
Blue, Matt& Douthit, Christian& Dennison, Joel& Caroom, Cyrus& Jenkins, Mark. Periprosthetic Fracture through a Unicortical Tracking Pin Site after Computer Navigated Total Knee Replacement. Case Reports in Orthopedics. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1147160
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1147160