title: Cruciate-retaining total knee arthroplasty in patients with at least fifteen degrees of coronal plane deformity.
abstract: There has been debate regarding the superiority of posterior stabilized (PS) or cruciate-retaining knee designs in total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The proponents of PS TKA argue that a relative contraindication to the use of cruciate-retaining total knee arthroplasty is that of significant coronal plane deformity. The purpose of this study is to compare our minimum 10-year results of posterior cruciate ligament-retaining TKAs in patients with preoperative coronal plane deformity of at least 15 degrees (> or =10 degrees of varus or > or =20 degrees of valgus) to historical results of PS TKA designs in similar patients. We found, at a minimum 10-year follow-up, very good results with a 93% (95% confidence interval, 87%-98%) revision-free survivorship at 10 years and no revisions for instability or loosening.
authors: New Mexico Center for Joint Replacement Surgery, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87106, USA.
authors: Paul
authors: P
authors: Kubiak
authors: Michael J
authors: MJ
authors: Archibeck
authors: Richard E
authors: RE
authors: White
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D016916:Joint Deformities, Acquired / Q000473:pathology*; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000473:pathology*; D007720:Knee Prosthesis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016119:Posterior Cruciate Ligament; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D016019:Survival Analysis