title: Long-term results of total condylar knee arthroplasty.
abstract: From 1979 to 1984, 126 consecutive Total Condylar (Howmedica, Rutherford, NJ) knee arthroplasties were performed at a hospital in Taiwan, of which 64 knees were available for evaluation. The patients' average weight was 58 kg. The average Hospital for Special Surgery knee score at the latest follow-up was 86 points. Using revision for mechanical failure as an end point, the 20-year overall survival was 91.9%. The survival for the all-polyethylene tibial component was 96.4% and for the metal-backed tibial component was 88.4%. The difference was statistically significant (P < .001). We recommend the use of the more cost-effective and durable all-polyethylene tibial component for a primary cemented total knee arthroplasty, particularly in Asians with a relatively low weight and who are relatively inactive, especially in elderly people.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Hon-Ming
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Yung-Chang
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Fang-Yuan
authors.initials: FY
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: Chun-Hsiung
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007720:Knee Prosthesis; D008670:Metals; D008875:Middle Aged; D011095:Polyethylenes; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D011859:Radiography; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D012086:Reoperation; D016019:Survival Analysis
chemical_list: D008670:Metals; D011095:Polyethylenes