Long-term survival analysis of a posterior cruciate-retaining total condylar total knee arthroplasty.
From 1975 to 1983, 278 patients received 418 posterior cruciate ligament-retaining Total Condylar knee arthroplasties. Twenty-four patients were excluded, 15 for lack of followup data, 6 for infection during followup, and 3 for revision surgeries for previous infections. The 394 remaining knees were observed from 1 to 18 years (mean, 8.08 years). Kaplan-Meier and crude survival estimates at 12 years were 96.8% and 98.1%, respectively. Various survival analyses by other authors have yielded similar successful results.
Ritter
M A
MA
Center for Hip and Knee Surgery, Mooresville, IN.
Herbst
S A
SA
Keating
E M
EM
Faris
P M
PM
Meding
J B
JB
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006801:Humans; D007720:Knee Prosthesis / Q000401:mortality*; D008875:Middle Aged; D016119:Posterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000601:surgery*; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D016019:Survival Analysis