title: The Attenborough knee. A four- to ten-year review.
abstract: The results of 132 Attenborough total knee replacements after a follow-up period of from four to 10 years are presented. Long-term relief of pain and improvement in stability and walking distance were maintained in over two-thirds. The cumulative survivorship with the prosthesis in situ, little or no pain and no radiological loosening was 65% at six years. Problems with wound healing were common, and there was a complication rate of 20% in primary replacements, including a deep-infection rate of 3.5%. Almost 20% of the prostheses needed revision because of aseptic loosening, and there is evidence of radiological and clinical loosening in a further 7.5%.
authors.affiliation: Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, England.
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Kershaw
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Themen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007720:Knee Prosthesis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000209:etiology; D014945:Wound Healing