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. 2011 Sep 23;470(1):220–227. doi: 10.1007/s11999-011-2095-4

Fig. 2A–B.

Fig. 2A–B

(A) AP and (B) lateral radiographs of the knee of a 73-year-old man, who presented approximately 4 weeks after spacer placement with pain and swelling of the knee, show a fractured femoral component with insufficient cement anteriorly and posteriorly, which led to the generation of a cantilevered bending moment on weightbearing and ultimately fracture of the posterior condyle that required additional surgery for a new femoral spacer. After final reimplantation arthroplasty, the patient required surgery for hematoma formation, lysis of adhesions, and polyethylene exchange. At 1 year after this surgery, the patient remained free of infection.