The number of revision total knee arthroplasties (TKAs) performed annually continues to rise. This article is a summary of a symposium on revision TKAs presented at the 2023 American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons annual meeting. It will provide an overview of the surgical tips and tricks for exposure and component removal, use of metaphyseal fixation and stems to manage bone loss and optimize fixation, constraint in TKA, as well as how to manage extensor mechanism disruptions with a synthetic mesh reconstruction. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: V.
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