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2.1 Case Presentation
2.1.1 History and Physical
A 69-year-old female presented to clinic with the chief com-
plaint of several years of progressively worsening bilateral
knee pain, right greater than left. There was no specific
incident that started the pain. On the right side, she felt the
pain throughout the whole knee, worst on the lateral aspect.
She stated the pain was worse with activity, especially with
climbing stairs, and relieved by rest; the patient described the
pain as sharp with activity but dull/achy at rest.
The patient was initially treated with activity modification,
physical therapy, and daily NSAIDs, which sufficiently man-
aged the pain for several years. However, the pain continued
to worsen, and the patient subsequently received several
intra-articular corticosteroid injections. The first one pro-
vided relief for several months, but the last injection only
Chapter 2
Complex Primary Total Knee
Arthroplasty: Management
of Valgus Knee
Jon O. Wright and Ryan M. Nunley
J.O. Wright, BS • R.M. Nunley, BA, MD ()
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Washington University
School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
e-mail: nunleyr@wudosis.wustl.edu
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015
B.D. Springer and B.M. Curtin (eds.), Complex Primary
and Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Clinical Casebook,
DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-18350-3_2