2021 Annual Meeting Knee Access Pass-Case Panel: My Worst Complications-Jazrawi

Case Panel: My Worst Complications-Jazrawi

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Video Summary

In this video, a knee ligament surgeon discusses the challenges of using certain metal devices in knee ligament surgery. The surgeon emphasizes the importance of considering revision surgery and the difficulty of removing these devices, which can result in large holes and bone grafting. The surgeon shares personal experience with extracting these devices and highlights the lack of proper extractors. The discussion also includes alternative techniques, such as over-the-top reconstruction and an outside-in approach. The surgeon urges knee ligament surgeons to choose devices that are easy to revise and suggests that difficult removals may lead to negative opinions of the surgeon. The video concludes with a brief Q&A session. No credits are mentioned.

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Dr. Laith Jazrawi

Keywords

knee ligament surgery

metal devices

revision surgery

device extraction

alternative techniques