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. 2018 Oct 1;27(4):1106–1115. doi: 10.1007/s00167-018-5179-9

Table 1.

Complications

Complication Number (%)
Early
 Prolonged wound leak 19 (4.1)
 Wound dehiscence 1 (0.2)
 Cellulitis 2 (0.4)
 Deep infection 1 (0.2)
 VTE 9 (1.9)
 Myocardial infarction 3 (0.6)
Late
 Infection 7 (1.5)
 Instability 6 (1.3)
 Tibial loosening 2 (0.4)
 Periprosthetic fracture 3 (0.6)
 Anterior knee pain 19 (4.1)
 Unexplained pain 10 (2.2)
 Stiffness 2 (0.4)
Reoperations (not revision)
 All 21 (4.5)
 Secondary wound closure 1 (0.2)
 Debridement and implant retention 3 (0.6)
 Manipulation under anaesthesia 10 (2.2)
 Arthrolysis 1 (0.2)
 Secondary resurfacing 4 (0.9)
 Open reduction and internal fixation 2 (0.4)

VTE venous thromboembolism