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This is a case of infected total knee replacement in an elderly man who is a compromised host with multiple comorbidities. Successful arthrodesis was accomplished with aggressive debridement and stabilization with two monolateral external fixators placed in a multi-planar (90–90°) fashion. Compression at the fusion site and staged bone grafting enhanced bony union. Bone loss and limb shortening were accepted in this patient, and a shoe lift was used.
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Riedel, M.M., Conway, J.D. (2015). Case 47: Knee Arthrodesis for Failed Total Knee Arthroplasty. In: Rozbruch, S., Hamdy, R. (eds) Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Surgery Case Atlas. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18020-5_221
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