title: Seventy-four Attenborough knee replacements for rheumatoid arthritis. A clinical and radiographic study.
abstract: Seventy-four Attenborough total knee replacements in patients with severe classical rheumatoid arthritis were followed for 2-5 years. The preoperative radiograms were evaluated according to two different scoring systems. At follow-up, radiographic whole leg examinations were performed. Mean malalignment was 7 degrees. The overall results were not encouraging with definite failure in eight knees and probable failure in another 21 knees. Failure was significantly correlated with postoperative malalignment.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000145:classification / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D007720:Knee Prosthesis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011859:Radiography