Professional Documents
Culture Documents
DE RODILLA
HOSPITAL II CHOCOPE
INDICACIONES
Artritis severa (RA, OA, etc.) que causa dolor
significativo, discapacidad y restriccin (gonartrosis
avanzada grado IIIIV)
Considerar la esperanza de vida y las expectativas de
los pacientes
Deformidad importante
Tricompartimental
Unicompartimental (afectacin unicompartimental
adultos y jvenes)
PCL contracture
Loose bodies
Patello-femoral
osteoarthritis
Investigations -
All routine blood investigations
Especially Hb need for blood arrangement, post op
transfusion
S. Creatinine will guide use of post op analgesia
PT/aPTT/INR
Urine routine to rule out occult infection
Specialist consultation (as per pt needs)
Endocrinology DM, hypothyroidism
Cardiology
Nephrology
Templating sequence
Define the patients anatomy AP Xrays
Plan distal femoral resection AP Xrays
Plan tibial resection AP Xrays
Plan posterior condyle resections Lateral Xrays
Select femoral component size Lateral Xrays
Plan ligament release AP X rays
Planning of skin incision in
previous scars
Avoid flaps &
undermining of skin
particularly laterally over
patella