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TKA: Similar rates of anterior knee pain with fixed and mobile bearings after 7.9 years

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May 2014

TKA: Similar rates of anterior knee pain with fixed and mobile bearings after 7.9 years

Vol: 3| Issue: 5| Number:47| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:2

No difference in anterior knee pain between a fixed and a mobile posterior stabilized total knee arthroplasty after 7.9 years

Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2014 Mar;22(3):509-16. doi: 10.1007/s00167-012-2281-2. Epub 2012 Nov 3.

Contributing Authors:
SJ Breugem B van Ooij D Haverkamp IN Sierevelt CN van Dijk

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Synopsis

69 patients undergoing primary TKA for unilateral knee osteoarthritis were randomized to undergo the procedure using either mobile or fixed bearings, with the purpose of comparing incidence of anterior knee pain between groups at a mean of 7.9 years post-surgery. At long-term follow-up, the incidence of anterior knee pain, overall pain, function, and quality of life did not significantly differ be...

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