title: Kinematic condylar total knee arthroplasty. 14-year survivorship analysis of 208 consecutive cases.
abstract: We performed an independent survivorship analysis on 208 Kinematic Condylar knee replacements with a minimum follow-up of ten years and a mean of 12 years. Seven patients had been lost to follow-up. At ten years the estimated survival was 92% (95% confidence limits 95% and 87%) and when stratified for diagnosis and thickness of polyethylene there was no statistical difference (p > 0.05) in survivorship of knees with osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis. We conclude that the original design of the Kinematic Condylar knee replacement has a good record and that adequate evaluation of new designs of implant should be undertaken before they are widely introduced.
authors.affiliation: Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Weir
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Moran
authors.forename: I M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Pinder
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007720:Knee Prosthesis; D015993:Life Tables; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000601:surgery; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D016019:Survival Analysis