Case Report
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World J Orthop. May 18, 2022; 13(5): 538-543
Published online May 18, 2022. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v13.i5.538
Extensive adhesion formation in a total knee replacement in the setting of a gastrointestinal stromal tumor: A case report
Steven Mitchell, Anderson Lee, Ryan Stenquist, David Yatsonsky II, Megan L Mooney, Vithal B Shendge
Steven Mitchell, Anderson Lee, Ryan Stenquist, David Yatsonsky II, Megan L Mooney, Vithal B Shendge, Department ofOrthopaedic Surgery, The University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, OH 43614, United States
Author contributions: Mitchell S, Lee A, Stenquist R, and Yatsonsky II D provided appreciable assistance with literature review, case reporting and management, and significant editing of the final manuscript; Mitchell S, Mooney M, and Shendge V participated in surgical appraisal of this case and were involved with orthopedic management of this case, as well as significant editing of the final manuscript.
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Corresponding author: Vithal B Shendge, MD, Academic Research, Assistant Professor, Surgeon, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The University of Toledo Medical Center, 3065 Arlington Avenue, Toledo, OH 43614, United States. vithal.shendge@utoledo.edu
Received: December 12, 2021
Peer-review started: December 12, 2021
First decision: January 22, 2022
Revised: February 4, 2022
Accepted: April 24, 2022
Article in press: April 24, 2022
Published online: May 18, 2022
Core Tip

Core Tip: This case demonstrated a patient who had recurrent adhesion formation resulting in reduced clinical outcomes, hypothesized to be secondary to a gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) inflammatory response. Currently, there is a paucity of literature documenting GIST tumors and potential adhesion formation and decreased clinical outcomes in patients with prosthetic joints.