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Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty

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Loose femoral and/or tibial components (and/or patellar component in case of patellar resurfacing)

Dysfunction of the extensor mechanism

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Giannoudis, P.V., Xypnitos, F.N., Bobak, P. (2011). Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty. In: Giannoudis, P. (eds) Practical Procedures in Elective Orthopaedic Surgery. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-814-0_25

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