Abstract: Introduction: Osteoarthritis of the knee is one of the most common causes of disability among elderly population. OA clinically presents as flexion with varus deformity. Various methods to manage bone defects during TKR surgery have been described like use of Bone cement, Bone grafts, metal wedges and augment and Extension of tibial stem in various permutations and combinations. In this study we are evaluating the results of tibial bone defect.
Aims and Objectives: To study the Result of Tibial defect in TKR managed with Bone cuts and Cement.
Materials and Methods: A Prospective study of 55 total knee replacements performed over 42 patients for osteoarthritis knee by trained surgeons at a tertiary care centre in the Department of Orthopaedics, BJ medical college, Civil hospital Ahmedabad between May 2019 to September 2021. The mean follow-up study time was 3 years.
Observation and Results: All the operated patients were followed up for mean period of 3 years. The defects in our study were solely managed with bone cuts and cement with or without screw augmentation.
Conclusion: Tibial bone defect even more than 5 mm but less than 10 mm can be effectively managed with bone cuts and cement alone or screw fixation without any bone grafts or tibial augmentation.
