title: Survival of the AGC total knee arthroplasty is similar for arthrosis and rheumatoid arthritis. Finnish Arthroplasty Register report on 8,467 operations carried out between 1985 and 1999.
abstract: We report the survival of AGC knee endoprosthesis from the Finnish Arthroplasty Register for 2 indications, osteoarthrosis (OA, 6,306 knees) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA, 2,161 knees) during 1985-1999. Survivorship analysis was performed with revision as an endpoint. We found similar survival rates. In the OA group, survival after 5 years was 97% and it was 94% after 10 years. In the RA group the corresponding figures were 97% and 96%, respectively. There was no significant difference in survival whether or not cement was used for fixation. The revision rates were higher in men and in younger patients.
authors.affiliation: Rheumatism Foundation Hospital, Heinola, Finland. anna-katriina.himanen@uta.fi
authors.forename: Anna-Katriina
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Himanen
authors.forename: Eero
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Belt
authors.forename: Juha
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nevalainen
authors.forename: Martti
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hämäläinen
authors.forename: Matti U K
authors.initials: MU
authors.lastname: Lehto
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000601:surgery*; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D001843:Bone Cements; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007720:Knee Prosthesis / Q000592:standards; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020370:Osteoarthritis, Knee / Q000601:surgery*; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012042:Registries; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D001843:Bone Cements