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Stress fracture of the tibia after total knee arthroplasty

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We present a case of total knee arthroplasty in which the patient suffered a transverse stress fracture of the tibia 2 weeks after replacement without significant injury. Plain radiographs were obtained on event presentation. Later radiographic examination showed the fracture and a periosteal reaction. The fracture healed after immobilising the limb in a cast for 2 months. This case illustrates well an insufficiency fracture to the occurrence of stress risers in a weakened bone when subjected to repetitive loading as a complication following total knee arthroplasty.

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  1. First Department of Orthopaedics I/C, Speising Hospital, Speisingerstrasse 109, 1134, Vienna, Austria

    G. Petje & F. Landsiedl

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Petje, G., Landsiedl, F. Stress fracture of the tibia after total knee arthroplasty. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 116, 514–515 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00387591

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