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Case Discussion to Chap. 21: “Mechanical” Arthrofibrosis

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A 79-year-old man presented with bilateral progressive weight-bearing knee pain, more on the right side than on the left. He had previously undergone a total hip arthroplasty 12 months ago. The patient complained about a limited quality of life in his daily activities. Clinical examination showed medial joint line tenderness in a varus-deformed knee joint.

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  1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Knee Surgery Unit, Kantonsspital Baselland (Bruderholz, Liestal, Laufen), CH-4101, Bruderholz, Switzerland

    Enrique A. Testa MD, Armin Mucha & Michael T. Hirschmann MD (Asst. Prof. (PD)

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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

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Testa, E.A., Mucha, A., Hirschmann, M.T. (2015). Case Discussion to Chap. 21: “Mechanical” Arthrofibrosis. In: Hirschmann, M., Becker, R. (eds) The Unhappy Total Knee Replacement. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08099-4_27

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