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Arthrodesis of the Knee

¹ Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopaedics, 2401 West Belvedere Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21215. E-mail address for J.D. Conway: jconway{at}lifebridgehealth.org. E-mail address for M.A. Mont: mmont{at}lifebridgehealth.org. E-mail address for H.P. Bezwada: hbezwada{at}yahoo.com

Investigation performed at Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopaedics, Baltimore, Maryland

The authors did not receive grants or outside funding in support of their research or preparation of this manuscript. They did not receive payments or other benefits or a commitment or agreement to provide such benefits from a commercial entity. No commercial entity paid or directed, or agreed to pay or direct, any benefits to any research fund, foundation, educational institution, or other charitable or nonprofit organization with which the authors are affiliated or associated.

Deficiencies in bone stock and poor bone apposition adversely affect the success of a knee arthrodesis.

Arthrodesis of the knee can provide a stable, painless extremity for high-functioning patients who are able to walk.

Patient function after arthrodesis of the knee is superior to that after above-the-knee amputation.

Conversion of a solid knee fusion to a total knee arthroplasty has a substantial complication rate.

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