Bilateral Total Knee Arthroplasties in a Patient with Bilateral Below-Knee Amputations and Osseointegration Limb Replacements: A Case Report

JBJS Case Connect. 2024 Apr 12;14(2). doi: 10.2106/JBJS.CC.23.00551. eCollection 2024 Apr 1.

Abstract

Case: A 38-year-old man with congenital pain insensitivity underwent bilateral below-knee amputations. After his subsequent bilateral osseointegration (OI) limb replacements, he rapidly developed severe bilateral knee arthritis and varus deformity. In lieu of performing bilateral above-knee amputations, he underwent bilateral staged total knee arthroplasties (TKA) with excellent clinical and radiographic evaluation at 1-year follow-up.

Conclusion: To address both the limited bone stock and OI implant stem location, TKA after OI limb replacement in congenital pain insensitivity patients can be successfully achieved with a nonkeeled cementless tibial component and augmentation with a tibial cone.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Amputation, Surgical
  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee*
  • Channelopathies*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Osseointegration
  • Pain Insensitivity, Congenital*

Supplementary concepts

  • Indifference to Pain, Congenital, Autosomal Recessive