Should the patella be replaced in total knee replacement?
In 170 total knee arthroplasties for osteoarthritis 71 did not receive a patellar replacement (group A), while 99 knees had a cemented polyethylene patella (group B). The mean follow-up time was 36 months (30-50 months). In group A 10 patients underwent second-stage patellar resurfacing and in group B 2 knees underwent revision of the patellar component. Radiologically the average patellar congruency was similar. In both groups there were 21 non-congruent knees. In group A 8 were symptomatic and had low scores compared to 2 in group B (P<0.05). The mean HSS score and patellar score were higher in group B than in group A (P<0.05).
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Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK. nitinbadhe@hotmail.com
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D000368:Aged; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020370:Osteoarthritis, Knee / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D010329:Patella; D011336:Probability; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome