Friday 11 June 2010

Tibia Vara Causing OA knee







63 year old lady 14 years after conservatively treated diaphsyeal fracture tibia presented painful knee with medial and patellofemoral OA


Planned to do a metaphyseal corrective osteotomy followed by a TKR- one stage and grafting. Touch wt bearing for 6 weeks. Fibula was not osteotomised as adequete correction and compression and grafting was thought to be sufficient.

79 year 10 years post acetabular fracture fixed elsewhere presented with Trochanteric fracture. Patient ASA grade 2, non diabetic and pretty active. The judet views showed adequate posterior column and wall. Planned for a THR. Cemented or uncemented. 36 head if possible.


We decided to remove the implant only if it was interfereing and finally went thru modified hardinge and did a cemented repalcement. We wanted a larger head diameter with an uncemented cup but due to the presence of 2 intraarticular screw we cemented the same and a calcar replacement stem with wiring of the trochanter.