Percutaneous osteoplasty in treatment of bone lymphangiomatosis.

Primary bone lymphangiomatosis is a disease of unknown etiology that can cause lytic lesions in long bones, the pelvis, the spinal column and the cranium. We are presenting the case of a woman with localized bone lymphangiomatosis in the left knee. The authors believe this is the first case in which percutaneous osteoplasty was used in long bones for the treatment of bone lesions resulting from this disease showing good clinical results.

Revision of infected total knee arthroplasty: two-stage reimplantation using an antibiotic-impregnated static spacer.

Background: A two-stage revision remains as the "gold standard" treatment for chronically infected total knee arthroplasties.

Methods: Forty-five septic knee prostheses were revised with a minimum follow-up of 5 years. Static antibiotic-impregnated cement spacers were used in all cases.