Case report demonstrates successful recovery after total knee replacement in a patient with pseudogout, highlighting the viability of arthroplasty for crystalline arthropathies.
TKR in patients suffering from pesudogout of the knee is a rare phenomenon.Crystalline arthropathies are characterized by the deposition of crystals within a synovial membrane or joint cavity. The patient had bilateral knee pain for 5 years associated with swelling and hypertension for 2 years and was recently diagnosed with hepatitis B. The patient had no other relevant history. The patient was provisionally diagnosed with B/L osteoarthritis of the knee. Since the patient was willing to undergo surgery for only one joint, total knee replacement was performed on the left knee joint, and a biopsy was sent for investigation, which revealed pesudogout. The patient was started on NSAIDS. Postoperatively, the patient recovered 90% of his normal ROM and developed no complications. These findings show that patients with arthritis due to pseudogout can be treated with total knee arthroplasty surgeries.
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