Manipulation after total knee arthroplasty.

Background: Following total knee arthroplasty, some patients who fail to achieve >90 degrees of flexion in the early perioperative period may be considered candidates for manipulation of the knee under anesthesia. The purpose of this study was to assess the outcomes of manipulation following total knee arthroplasty.

Methods: One hundred and thirteen knees in ninety patients underwent manipulation for postoperative flexion of < or =90 degrees at a mean of ten weeks after surgery.

Patella fracture after post total knee replacements.

A retrospective study was done to determine the incidence, clinical function, and complications of treatment in a large series of patella fractures after total knee replacement (TKR). Between 1983 and 1996, 4583 primary AGC TKRs done at our institution. One hundred seventy-seven fractures were identified in 135 patients for a fracture incidence of 3.