Failed joint unloading implant system in the treatment of medial knee osteoarthritis

  • Mustafa Citak
  • Daniel Kendoff
  • Padhraig F O Loughlin
  • Till O Klatte
  • Matthias Gebauer
  • Thorsten Gehrke
  • Carl Haasper

Abstract

In the setting of end-stage osteoarthritis of the knee, total knee arthroplasty is the gold-standard treatment. Recently, a minimally invasive, joint preserving treatment option in the treatment of medial osteoarthritis of the knee has been developed. It is called the KineSpring(®) (Moximed(®) International GmbH, Zurich, Switzerland). The goal of this novel device is to reduce medial compartment loading without significantly affecting the loading of the lateral compartment. In this context, the current authors present a case of device failure using these new implants, which at 7 months post-op necessitated revision surgery with complete removal of the device.

Bibliographical data

Original languageEnglish
ISSN0936-8051
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 01.11.2013
PubMed 23912420