TY - JOUR
T1 - Wichita fusion nail for patients with failed total knee arthroplasty and active infection.
AU - Barsoum, Wael K.
AU - Hogg, Christopher
AU - Krebs, Viktor
AU - Klika, Alison K.
PY - 2008/1
Y1 - 2008/1
N2 - In the study reported here, we retrospectively evaluated short-term results of knee arthrodesis using the Wichita fusion nail (WFN) in patients with active infection. Clinical examinations, x-rays, time to union, knee pain after fusion, and ambulatory status were compared in 7 patients who received the WFN. Mean fusion rate was 86%, mean time to fusion was 9.8 months, and mean complication rate was 57%. Complication rates were high, but clinical outcomes were acceptable, supporting use of WFN as a reasonable way to salvage failed total knee arthroplasty in patients with active infection.
AB - In the study reported here, we retrospectively evaluated short-term results of knee arthrodesis using the Wichita fusion nail (WFN) in patients with active infection. Clinical examinations, x-rays, time to union, knee pain after fusion, and ambulatory status were compared in 7 patients who received the WFN. Mean fusion rate was 86%, mean time to fusion was 9.8 months, and mean complication rate was 57%. Complication rates were high, but clinical outcomes were acceptable, supporting use of WFN as a reasonable way to salvage failed total knee arthroplasty in patients with active infection.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 18309391
AN - SCOPUS:40949116770
SN - 1934-3418
VL - 37
SP - E6-E10
JO - American journal of orthopedics (Belle Mead, N.J.)
JF - American journal of orthopedics (Belle Mead, N.J.)
IS - 1
ER -