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Poly-Ether-Ether-Ketone Versus Traditional Implant For Total Knee Arthroplasty
November 2023
Poly-Ether-Ether-Ketone Versus Traditional Implant For Total Knee Arthroplasty
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1
Consequences of using poly-ether-ether-ketone versus traditional implant on tibial cement penetration and short-term clinical outcomes during total knee arthroplasty: a randomized controlled trial.
J Orthop Surg Res . 2023 Aug 9;18(1):589.Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
Synopsis
48 patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty were randomized to receive either a poly-ether-ether-ketone (PEEK; n=24) knee prosthesis or a traditional cobalt chromium molybdenum knee prosthesis (CoCrMo; n=24). Outcomes of interest included operative time, tourniquet time, length of stay, cement penetration, pain on a Visual Analog Scale (VAS), Knee Society Score (KSS) clinical and functional sco...
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