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Abstracts Posters SICOT-SOF meeting Gothenburg 2010 _2_

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Poster<br />

Topic: Arthroplasty - Knee<br />

Abstract number: 26015<br />

REVISION KNEE ARTHROPLASTY: INDICATIONS AND EARLY<br />

COMPLICATIONS<br />

Josefina NYVANG, Rüdiger WEISS, Margareta HEDSTRÖM<br />

Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm (SWEDEN)<br />

The number of revision knee arthroplasties is expected to increase as the indications<br />

for total knee replacement broaden and the average life expectancy increases. The<br />

aim of this study was to analyze both indications and early postoperative<br />

complications of patients operated with revision TKAs (constrained condylar and<br />

rotating hinge). Methods: We reviewed all medical journals of patients with revision<br />

TKAs operated at the Karolinska University Hospital during 2004-2008. We extracted<br />

all data concerning surgery and early postoperative complications (

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