title: Resurfacing of the patella.
abstract: The results of use of twenty-nine patellar resurfacing prostheses in twenty-eight patients were studied. The diagnosis was osteoarthritis in twenty-two knees, chondromalacia in five knees, and habitual dislocation with severe osteoarthritis in two. The follow-up time was from three to six years. A cemented chromium-cobalt prosthesis was used. Of the twenty-nine knees studied, two were rated excellent; fourteen, good; three, fair; and ten, poor. Failure was always due to unrelieved pain.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002357:Cartilage Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D002358:Cartilage, Articular / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007720:Knee Prosthesis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000601:surgery; D010329:Patella / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications