title: Posterior cruciate ligament-sparing versus posterior cruciate ligament-sacrificing arthroplasty. Functional results using the same prosthesis.
abstract: The functional outcomes of 143 total knee arthroplasties performed by 1 surgeon between 1988 and 1992 were reviewed. Ninety-three procedures were carried out with sacrifice of the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL); in 50, the PCL was preserved. All cases were performed using the Kinemax prosthesis (Howmedica, Rutherford, NJ). Demographically, there were no differences between the 2 patient groups. Patients were evaluated over a mean follow-up period of 3 years (range, 2-6 years) using the 100-point Hospital for Special Surgery knee scoring system. The data revealed no difference in clinical or early radiographic outcome between PCL-sacrificing and PCL-retaining arthroplasties and support the argument that PCL sacrifice should be considered in cases in which extensive releases and complex ligamentous balancing are required.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.forename: F F
authors.initials: FF
authors.lastname: Jaffe
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ortiguera
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000601:surgery; D016119:Posterior Cruciate Ligament; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome