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TREATMENT OF THE NEUROPATHIC KNEE BY ARTHROPLASTY
Author(s) -
Chong A.,
Bruce W.,
Goldberg J.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1995.tb00662.x
Subject(s) - medicine , arthrodesis , arthroplasty , knee joint , neuropathic pain , surgery , joint arthroplasty , total knee arthroplasty , joint disease , joint replacement , physical therapy , osteoarthritis , anesthesia , alternative medicine , pathology
The neuropathic joint is one of the most difficult management problems in orthopaedic practice. The surgeon is often referred the patient late in the course of the disease, when there has been marked joint destruction so that non‐operative measures are not suitable. We report a case of a severely deformed neuropathic knee joint, for which an uncemented total knee replacement was performed. The rationale for use of this procedure instead of arthrodesis, and discussion of the condition follow.