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Comparison of high-flexion knee prostheses

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April 2013

Comparison of high-flexion knee prostheses

Vol: 2| Issue: 3| Number:164| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Functional outcome and range of motion of high-flexion posterior cruciate-retaining and high-flexion posterior cruciate-substituting total knee prostheses. A prospective, randomized study

J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2009 Apr;91(4):753-60

Contributing Authors:
YH Kim Y Choi OR Kwon JS Kim

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Synopsis

250 patients receiving bilateral total knee arthroplasty (TKA) were randomized to receive a high-flexion posterior cruciate-retaining prosthesis in one knee and a high-flexion posterior cruciate-substituting prosthesis in the contralateral knee. This study aimed to compare range of motion and functional outcomes of these two high flexion prostheses. Following a 2 year post-operative examination, t...

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