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No substantial increase in ROM with high-flexion implants in TKA

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June 2015

No substantial increase in ROM with high-flexion implants in TKA

Vol: 4| Issue: 6| Number:6| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Meta-analysis/Systematic Review
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

No Clinical Benefit of High-Flex Total Knee Arthroplasty. A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

J Arthroplasty. 2015 Apr;30(4):573-9

Contributing Authors:
H Fu J Wang W Zhang T Cheng X Zhang

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Synopsis

10 randomized controlled trials were included in this meta-analysis comparing range of motion between high-flexion knee prostheses and standard prostheses in posterior-stabilized total knee arthroplasty. Pooled results demonstrated no differences in postoperative range of flexion, clinical scores, quality of life scores, or complication rates between the two device types. In a sub-group analysis o...

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