title: The early results of high-flex total knee arthroplasty: a minimum of 2 years of follow-up.
abstract: We retrospectively reviewed our first 25 cases of high-flex total knee arthroplasty (TKA) with an average follow-up of 28 months. The results were compared to a matched group of posterior stabilized (PS) TKA. There was no significant difference in Knee Society Scores between the 2 groups. The high-flex group had an averaged 138 degrees of knee flexion, which was significantly higher than the PS group (average, 126 degrees). Eighty percent of patients in high-flex group were able to squat, which was significantly higher than in PS group (32%). In patients with a small bone frame, occasionally, their bone stock of the posterior femoral condyle is inadequate for high-flex TKA. For the patients without special demands, the additional knee flexion from high-flex design made no significant difference on the results.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Hsuan-Ti
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Jiing Yuan
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: Gwo-Jaw
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D007720:Knee Prosthesis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020370:Osteoarthritis, Knee; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011859:Radiography; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular