Survival analysis of total condylar-type prostheses.
Between 1975 and 1983, 280 patients received 422 posterior cruciate ligament-retaining total condylar knee arthroplasties.  Fifty-nine were excluded for one of the following reasons: previous total knee replacement, follow-up less than 1 year, or infection at any time during the life of the prosthesis.  The 363 remaining knees were observed from 1 to 13 years (mean, 6.86).  Kaplan-Meier and "crude" survival estimates at 12 years were 94.7% and 96.6%, respectively.  Results of various survival analyses by other authors yield similar successful results.
Center for Hip and Knee Surgery, Mooresville, IN.
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Faris
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Herbst
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Keating
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Ritter
D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D007720:Knee Prosthesis / Q000295:instrumentation*; D016119:Posterior Cruciate Ligament; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D016019:Survival Analysis