title: Prediction of range of motion 2 years after mobile-bearing total knee arthroplasty: PCL-retaining versus PCL-sacrificing.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study evaluated the changes in the range of motion (ROM) with time postoperatively.
  
  
  METHODS
  The pre- and intraoperative ROM was compared with the ROM 3, 6, 12, and 24 months postoperatively to clarify the effects of posterior cruciate ligament-retaining (PCLR) and posterior cruciate ligament-sacrificing (PCLS) prostheses on the ROM. The changes in the ROM in PCLR (n = 57) and PCLS (n = 51) mobile-bearing total knee arthroplasties for osteoarthritis patients for whom complete data were available were examined.
  
  
  RESULTS
  No significant difference was seen between the two prostheses at any time point. Nevertheless, the ROM 24 months after PCLR and PCLS prostheses could be predicted statistically from the ROM after 6 and 3 months, respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study showed the effects of retention of the PCL and the degree of its functional recovery on postoperative ROM for the two prostheses.
authors.affiliation: Ishii Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Clinic, 1089 Shimo-Oshi, Gyoda, Saitama, 361-0037, Japan. ishii@sakitama.or.jp
authors.forename: Yoshinori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ishii
authors.forename: Hideo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Noguchi
authors.forename: Mitsuhiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takeda
authors.forename: Junko
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Shin-ichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Toyabe
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D020370:Osteoarthritis, Knee / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D016119:Posterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology*; D020127:Recovery of Function; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016474:Weight-Bearing