The benefit of revision knee arthroplasty for component malrotation after primary total knee replacement
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ORIGINAL PAPER
The benefit of revision knee arthroplasty for component malrotation after primary total knee replacement Amir Sternheim & Jasjit Lochab & Michael Drexler & Paul Kuzyk & Oleg Safir & Allan Gross & David Backstein
Received: 24 July 2012 / Accepted: 28 September 2012 / Published online: 16 October 2012 # Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2012
Abstract Purpose Revision surgery for component malrotation in the painful TKA is a relatively novel indication. The purpose of this study was to assess the benefit of revision TKA for component malrotation with regard to the clinical and functional outcomes. Methods Our retrospective case–control study included 51 patients who underwent revision surgery for malrotation with mean follow up of 42 months. They were equally matched to patients who had surgery for aseptic loosening. Results Knee society scores improved from 44/49 to 75/60 (p
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