Is Knee Arthroplasty Safe, When a Plant Foreign Body is Encountered in Knee Soft Tissue of Agricultural Workers During Surgery?
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Background: The presence of a foreign body in knee soft tissue detected during arthroplasty surgery has not been reported. The decision to proceed with the proposed knee arthroplasty surgery after removal of the foreign body can be challenging, as there are no guidelines in the literature. Methods: Reporting 24 cases of the tip of thorn plant foreign bodies, detected among 822 consecutive knees, exposed for arthroplasty surgery by a single surgeon, between June 2012 and May 2018. Results: The localized foreign bodies detected were tip of thorn, consistent with plant material without significant inflammatory or infective reaction. Bacteriological and fungal cultures were sterile. All patients after foreign body removal underwent the proposed total knee arthroplasty surgery and were infection free at 5 years of follow-up. Conclusions: A safe knee implant arthroplasty surgery can be performed if an asymptomatic plant foreign body is encountered during surgery.
Source: Arthroplasty Today
Author: Ananda Kirouchenane. B
Language: English
Subfield: Surgery
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,500
OpenAlex ID: W4413009055