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The Unhappy Total Knee Replacement pp 175–184Cite as

15 The Problem of Under-or Oversizing of Total Knee Replacement

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Under- or oversizing of either component of total knee replacement (TKR) can lead to early component loosening, instability, soft tissue irritation or overstuffing of joint gaps. All of these complications can cause postoperative persistent pain or stiffness in TKR. This chapter describes the most common problems and delivers solutions in an overview of tables for each TKR component scenario.

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  1. Sporthopaedicum Straubing, Bahnhofplatz 27, D-94315, Straubing, Germany

    Carsten O. Tibesku MD (Prof.)

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  1. Dept. Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology, Knee Surgery Unit, Kantonsspital Baselland (Bruderholz, Liestal, Laufen), Bruderholz, Switzerland

    Michael T. Hirschmann

  2. Dept. Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Hospital Brandenburg, Brandenburg/Havel, Germany

    Roland Becker

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Tibesku, C.O. (2015). 15 The Problem of Under-or Oversizing of Total Knee Replacement. In: Hirschmann, M., Becker, R. (eds) The Unhappy Total Knee Replacement. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08099-4_17

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