Open AccessShort-Term Outcome of Early Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty for Fractures Around the Knee in the Elderly Population: The Experience of a Secondary Healthcare Centre in Malaysia
Author(s) -
Ng Bing Wui,
Muhammad Afiq Ahmad Anuar,
Abdul Muttalib Abdul Wahid
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the malaysian journal of medical sciences/the malaysian journal of medical science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.394
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2180-4303
pISSN - 1394-195X
DOI - 10.21315/mjms2020.27.4.6
Subject(s) - medicine , oxford knee score , osteoarthritis , knee joint , surgery , arthroplasty , cohort , femur , internal fixation , range of motion , concomitant , alternative medicine , pathology
The management of fractures around the knee in the elderly population can be challenging due to the complexity of the patients and the fracture characteristics. In this study, we aimed to investigate the short-term outcome of elderly patients who had fractures around the knee and who were treated with primary total knee arthroplasty. The study included patients who were at least 70 years old with poor bone quality and who presented with a fracture around the knee that would be difficult to treat with open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) as well as patients who were at least 55 years old presenting with severe concomitant knee osteoarthritis.