Journal of Long-Term Effects of Medical Implants

ISSN for PRINT: 1050-6934

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2003, Volume13

Issue 5

84 pages

DOI: 10.1615/JLongTermEffMedImplants.v13.i5

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Bryan T. Edwards, MD
Medical College of Georgia, Department of Surgery, Division of Orthopaedics, Augusta, Georgia, USA

Patrick B. Leach, MD
Medical College of Georgia, Department of Surgery, Division of Orthopaedics, Augusta, Georgia, USA

R. Scott Corpe, MD
Section of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia 30912-4030, USA

Robert D. Zura, MD
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Box 3389, Durham, NC 27710, USA

Timothy R. Young, DO
Section of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia 30912-4030, USA

The increased wear of polyethylene sterilized with gamma irradiation in air has well been documented in the total knee arthroplasty literature. Our case report describes a patient with a well-functioning total knee replacement presenting with wear debris synovitis in the form of a large synovial cyst. We discuss this patient’s preoperative evaluation, intra-operative findings, and postoperative outcome after synovectomy and polyethylene exchange. We also review the current literature on appropriate polyethylene sterilization methods.

DOI: 10.1615/JLongTermEffMedImplants.v13.i5.60 Download article, 5 pages

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