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Bicompartmental & total knee arthroplasty achieve similar knee function 2 yrs post-surgery

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November 2014

Bicompartmental & total knee arthroplasty achieve similar knee function 2 yrs post-surgery

Vol: 3| Issue: 11| Number:71| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

A Prospective Randomized Study of Bicompartmental vs. Total Knee Arthroplasty with Functional Testing and Short Term Outcome

J Arthroplasty. 2014 Sep;29(9):1790-4.

Contributing Authors:
GA Engh NL Parks CE Whitney

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Synopsis

50 patients with knee osteoarthritis in the medial and patellofemoral compartments were randomly allocated to undergo bicompartmental (BKA) or total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The purpose of this study was to compare functional and clinical outcomes between groups up to two years after surgery. At final follow-up, bicompartmental and total knee arthroplasty achieved similar improvements in function,...

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