Decreased Patellar Fractures and Subluxation with Patellar Component Replacement at Stage-One Spacer

Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a devastating complication of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and is often treated with two-stage revision. We retrospectively assessed whether replacing the patellar component with articulating stage-one spacers was associated with improved outcomes compared to spacers without patellar component replacement.

Source: The Journal of Arthroplasty - March 1, 2024 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Joshua P. Rainey, Brenna E. Blackburn, Zachary Moore, Michael J. Archibeck, Christopher E. Pelt, Lucas A. Anderson, Jeremy M. Gililland Tags: Proceedings of the Knee Society 2023 Source Type: research