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Total knee arthroplasty after osseous ankylosis of the knee joint
Author(s) -
Emrah Kovalak,
Ata Can,
Neşe Stegemann,
Ayşe Övül Erdoğan,
Fahri Erdoğan
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
acta orthopaedica et traumatologica turcica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.586
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2589-1294
pISSN - 1017-995X
DOI - 10.3944/aott.2015.14.0304
Subject(s) - medicine , womac , surgery , ankylosis , range of motion , knee joint , knee pain , visual analogue scale , arthroplasty , arthritis , osteoarthritis , alternative medicine , pathology , immunology
A knee fusion is associated with considerable restrictions, including the inability to sit properly, use public transportation, and climb stairs. The purpose of this study is to report and discuss our cases of spontaneous ankylosed knees which were taken down and underwent total knee arthroplasty (TKA).

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