title: To resurface the patella or not? Better assessments needed to address the benefits for total knee replacement: commentary on an article by George Pavlou, BSc, MRCS, et al.: "Patellar resurfacing in total knee arthroplasty: does design matter? A meta-analysis of 7075 cases".
authors.affiliation: University Hospital, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Robert B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Bourne
mesh_terms: D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007720:Knee Prosthesis; D010329:Patella / Q000601:surgery*; D057071:Patellofemoral Joint / Q000601:surgery; D011474:Prosthesis Design