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International Orthopaedics August 2005, Volume 29, Issue 4, pp 241–244
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Revision of the Sheehan total knee arthroplasty
Hurson, C., Boran, S., Synnott, K. et al.Knee
The use of the Sheehan knee prosthesis extended from 1971 to 2002. It incorporated a semi-constrained hinge with intra-medullary stems cemented into the femur and tibia. While some authors have reported excellent short-term results, others have reported revision rates of up to 31% at 5–10 years. The aim of this study was to review the senior author’s experience in revising these arthroplasties. We review 54 Sheehan total knee replacements and discuss the difficulties encountered during first and subsequent revisions and the often-complex reconstruction techniques used to overcome these.
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