A review of 100 Attenborough stabilised gliding knee prostheses.
We have reviewed 100 Attenborough total knee replacements in eighty-two patients with a follow-up of one to four years and conclude that this prosthesis has a valuable place in the surgical management of patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis with severe involvement of the knee. In 85 per cent of these knees a good result was obtained with relief from pain, and in 77 per cent a useful range of movement with a stable knee. Only two patients with loosening and three with deep infection were seen in this series.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007720:Knee Prosthesis / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009068:Movement; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000601:surgery*; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000601:surgery