Publications by authors named "Kyle M Rako"
Article Synopsis
- Adverse local tissue reactions are common in total hip arthroplasty, but there are limited reports regarding them in total knee arthroplasty and none for distal femoral replacements.
- A case of a 69-year-old woman with knee pain after complex knee surgery revealed significant corrosion at critical junctions of her knee implant.
- Manual cleaning and replacement of modular components were necessary, highlighting the need to consider corrosion as a potential cause of knee pain in patients with distal femoral replacements.*
Case: A 61-year-old patient was referred 12 days postoperative with complex, infected, and dehisced paraspinal wound. After debridement and revision of hardware, deep dead space was eliminated through bilateral paraspinal muscle flap advancement. After hardware coverage, a large skin and tissue defect remained.
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