Knee Arthrodesis After Failure of Knee Arthroplasty: A Nationwide Register-Based Study

Conclusions:
The cumulative incidence of arthrodesis within 15 years after primary knee arthroplasty was 0.26%. There was a significant decrease in the 5-year cumulative incidence during the study period, suggesting an overall improvement in prevention of this adverse outcome of knee arthroplasty.

Level of Evidence:
Therapeutic Level IV. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.

Source: JBJS - August 16, 2016 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Gottfriedsen, T. B., Schroder, H. M., Odgaard, A. Tags: Knee Scientific Articles Source Type: research