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The Stiff Total Knee Arthroplasty: Causes and Cures

2001; Slack Incorporated (United States); Volume: 24; Issue: 9 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3928/0147-7447-20010901-36

1938-2367

Douglas A. Dennis,

Orthopedic Infections and Treatments

Stiffness following TKA can be related to patient factors, intraoperative technical errors, or postoperative surgical complications. The best management is prevention by providing thorough preoperative patient education, aggressive postoperative physiotherapy, and avoidance of technical errors.