Osseointegration Following Transfemoral Amputation After Infected Total Knee Replacement: A Case Series of 10 Patients With a Mean Follow-up of 5 Years.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Management of total knee replacement (TKR) infection may sometimes prompt knee fusion (KF) or transfemoral amputation (TFA), both associated with low mobility and quality of life (QOL). Transcutaneous osseointegration for amputees provides superior mobility and QOL vs traditional socket prostheses but has not been studied for patients with a history of infected TKR. This study investigates the following hypothesis: Patients who have had TFA or KF following infected TKR achieve better mobility and QOL following transfemoral osseointegration.

Material and methods

A retrospective evaluation of the prospectively maintained registry identified 10 patients who had prior infected TKR. The mobility assessments (patient daily prosthesis wear time, K-level, Timed Up and Go,

SUBMITTER: Akhtar MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9126745 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature