Total Knee Tips & Pearls From Dr. Adam Rosen (A Virtual Total Knee Fellowship Podcast)
Dr. Adam Rosen is an orthopedic surgeon who specializes in total joint replacement. He created this podcast which is aimed at interns, residents, fellows, and general orthopedists who are looking to dive into the details of total knee replacements, hip replacement, and classic articles.
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(Disclaimer: This is my opinion. Any information gathered is not medical education. Practitioners need to use their education and experience to determine how to treat their own patients.)
Total Knee Tips & Pearls From Dr. Adam Rosen (A Virtual Total Knee Fellowship Podcast)
AORI
AORI Classification
Type 1 - Minimal bone defect, intact metaphysis
- Treat with cement or impaction grafting
Type 2A - Metaphyseal bone damage of 1 femoral condyle (F2A) or 1 half of the tibial plateau (T2A); posterior condyles are reduced
- Treat with cement, augments, bone graft, cones/sleeves
Type 2B - Metaphyseal bone damage of bone femoral condyles (F2B) or both sides of the plateau (T2B)
- Treat with cement, augments, bone graft, cones/sleeves
Type 3 - Massive bone loss of large portion of the condyles and/or plateaus; can involve the collaterals and/or patellar tendon
- Treat with allograft, custom implants, sleeves/cones/augments, hinge, DFR
A Classification of Bone Defects, In: Revision Knee Arthroplasty. 1997 p 63-120
Engh and Ammeen
1. Classification and Pre-operative Radiographic Evaluation. Ortho Clinics N. Amer 1998 Apr; 29(2) 205-17.
2. Classification and Alternative for Reconstruction. ICL 1999, 48: 167-175.
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