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Dislocation of the polyethylene inlay due to anterior tibial slope in revision total knee arthroplasty. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Art 9, 296–298 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s001670100203
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Dislocation of the polyethylene inlay due to anterior tibial slope in revision total knee arthroplasty
Waelchli, B., Romero, J.Knee
We report a case of dislocation of the polyethylene inlay in revision total knee arthroplasty. Eight days after revision arthroplasty due to a previous infection, the polyethylene inlay of a PCL- retaining cemented total knee arthroplasty dislocated at about 80° of flexion on the CPM machine. Lateral X-ray examination revealed an anterior slope of the tibial cut of 5°. Correction of the tibial slope to a posterior tibial slope of 7° reduced the forces on the posterior aspect of the inlay and no redislocation occurred. The mechanisms causing tibial inlays to dislocate in TKA are analyzed and discussed.
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