Recent Advancements in Total Knee Arthroplasty, Revision Knee Arthroplasty and Salvage Procedures
A special issue of Life (ISSN 2075-1729). This special issue belongs to the section "Physiology and Pathology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 November 2023) | Viewed by 2327
Special Issue Editors
Interests: orthopaedic trauma; trauma surgery; orthopaedic surgery
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Total knee arthroplasty has been shown to be an effective treatment strategy for severe osteoarthritis. Based on recent projection studies, the number of implantations will rapidly rise in the upcoming years, putting an immense burden on future orthopedic surgeons. However, despite the overall good survival rates, some patients remain dissatisfied. Therefore, there has been a constant development of promising new technologies such as patient-specific implants, fast-track knee arthroplasty, as well as peri-operative anesthesia and postoperative rehabilitation programs to further improve the outcomes.
On the other side, there will inevitably be a rise in patients needing surgical revision for various reasons, such as septic or aseptic loosening, instability or stiffness. In particular, periprosthetic infections represent a diagnostic, surgical and economic challenge due to the complex interdisciplinary treatment strategies and treatment-resistant pathogens. In addition, the reconstruction of bony defects is one of the major challenges of revision total knee arthroplasty (TKA), frequently reaching the limits of reconstructability. However, chronic persistent infection or a destroyed extensor mechanism preclude successful reconstruction with the currently available revision TKA systems in some cases. In these situations, salvage procedures such as knee arthrodesis usually remain the only viable option if a limb-preserving treatment is considered.
With this Special Issue, we want to provide an update about recent advancements in knee arthroplasty and revision arthroplasty as well as provide an insight on possible salvage procedures in order to facilitate a comprehensive overview in this emerging surgical field.
Topics of interest to this Special Issue include (but are not limited to):
- current concepts, advantages and limitations in total and unicompartmental knee arthroplasty;
- personalized approaches in knee arthroplasty;
- fast-track knee arthroplasty;
- patient-specific and customized implants;
- patient-specific alignment (PSA);
- implant positioning and limb alignment;
- robotic-assisted systems, smart tools and/or navigation technology for knee arthroplasty;
- implant geometries and materials for knee arthroplasty;
- concepts in revision arthroplasty;
- treatment concepts for chronic painful TKA;
- treatment of bony defects;
- diagnosis and treatment concepts for periprosthetic infection;
- salvage procedures;
- and knee arthrodesis.
I am looking forward to your contributions.
Dr. Alexander Klug
Dr. Yves Gramlich
Guest Editors
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