Four-year average follow up of cemented PCA total knees: clinical and roentgenographic analysis.
Twenty patients with 25 consecutive primary-cemented Howmedica PCA total knee prostheses were clinically and roentgenographically reviewed. Twenty implants were placed in 16 women and five in four men. The average patient age at surgery was 68.0 years (range, 53 to 82), and average follow up was 51 months. Total knee replacement indication was degenerative joint disease in 21 knees and rheumatoid arthritis in four. Excellent or good results were seen in 22 of 25 knees (88%) at the early follow up examination and 18 of 25 knees (72%) at the most recent follow up examination.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112.
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Brinker
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Haddad
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Cook
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Cash
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James
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Tan
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001843:Bone Cements / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000175:diagnosis; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000502:physiology; D007720:Knee Prosthesis; D008124:Locomotion; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009068:Movement; D010146:Pain; D011474:Prosthesis Design
D001843:Bone Cements