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SUBMITTER: Bellova P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8220300 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bellova Petri P Pablik Jessica J Stiehler Maik M Dragu Adrian A Lützner Jörg J
Arthroplasty today 20210617
We report about the rare case of a patient who developed large soft-tissue mass formations related with revision total knee arthroplasty which was implanted 4 years prior. Owing to suspected periprosthetic joint infection, the prosthesis was removed and the lesions were resected, resulting in severe soft-tissue loss and temporary arthrodesis using a poly(methyl methacrylate) spacer. Histological analysis revealed a type VI periprosthetic membrane. The situation was further complicated by wound i ...[more]