Complicated Total Knee Arthroplasty in a Patient with Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber Syndrome: A Case Report

JBJS Case Connect. 2017 Jul-Sep;7(3):e73. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.CC.15.00256.

Abstract

Case: A 66-year-old Caucasian man with Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber syndrome (KTWS) presented with chronic changes related to the KTWS, along with worsening pain and motion associated with residual damage from an episode of spontaneous septic arthritis that occurred 1 year prior. He underwent total joint arthroplasty with a rotating hinged knee implant.

Conclusion: Arthroplasty is a treatment option for patients with KTWS; however, there are risks that must be considered. This case report outlines the management of a patient with KTWS and a history of septic arthritis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Arthritis, Infectious
  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee*
  • Humans
  • Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber Syndrome*
  • Male