Patellar ligament rupture during total knee arthroplasty in an ochronotic patient

Okronotik artropati çoğunlukla omurga ve büyük eklemleri tutan bir rahatsızlıktır. Eklemin kararmasıyla birlikte, hızlı bir şekilde ve başlıca dizde meydana gelen dejenerasyon 4. veya 5. dekatta belirti vermeye başlar. Tıbbi tedavinin ve eklem koruma cerrahilerinin erken dönemdeki rolü kısıtlı olduğundan, hastaların üçte birinde tek etkili yöntem eklem replasmanıdır. Çalışmamızda okronotik bir eklemin total diz artroplastisi (TDA) sırasında ender görülen komplikasyonlardan patellar bağ rüptürü oluşan bir olgu bildiriyoruz. Elli bir yaşındaki erkek hasta, her iki dizinde varus deformitesi ve hareket kısıtlılığına yol açan şiddetli üç kompartımanlı osteoartrit şikayetiyle bize başvurmuştu. Hastaya çift taraflı TDR yapıldı. Yirmi sekiz ay sonraki kontrolünde, hastanın ağrısız bir şekilde yürüyebildiği ve radyografilerinde implantların uygun konumda olduğu görüldü. Bildiğimiz kadarıyla çalışmamız, okronotik eklemin TDA’sı sırasında patellar bağ rüptürünün görüldüğü ilk çalışmadır. Komplikasyonları engellemek için okronotik eklemin TDA’sı sırasında tendona azami dikkatle yaklaşılmasını ve ameliyat öncesi gerekli hazırlıkların yapılmasını öneriyoruz.

Okronotik bir hastada total diz artroplastisi sırasında oluşan patellar bağ rüptürü

Ochronotic arthropathy mainly involves the spine and large joints. Along with blackening of the joint, degeneration rapidly progresses mostly in the knee, resulting in symptoms by the 4th or 5th decade. As the role of medical treatment and joint conservation surgeries are limited in the early stages, joint replacement is the only effective option in one third of patients. We present a case of the unique complication of patellar ligament rupture during total knee replacement (TKR) of an ochronotic joint. A 51-year-old male presented with bilateral severe tricompartmental osteoarthritis with varus deformities and restriction of motion. Bilateral TKR was performed. At the 28-month follow-up, the patient was walking pain free with acceptable position of implants in radiographs. To our knowledge this is the first report of rupture of the patellar ligament during TKR of an ochronotic joint. We propose appropriate preoperative preparation and greater care in the handling of the tendon during TKR of an ochronotic joint in order to avoid complication.

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  • ISSN: 1017-995X
  • Başlangıç: 2015
  • Yayıncı: Türk Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji Derneği
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