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Painful TKR

Differential Diagnosis of the Painful TKA 

 

Surgical Diagnosis  

 

1.  Prosthetic loosening and failure 

2.  Infection 

3.  Patellofemoral tracking problems  

4.  Instability 

5.  Recurrent intra-articular soft-tissue impingement / Component overhang  

 

Nonsurgical Diagnoses  

 

1.  Referred pain - Hip / Back