title: The evolving incidence and reasons for re-operation after fixed-bearing PCL retaining total knee arthroplasty.
abstract: PCL retaining fixed-bearing TKA is a highly successful   operation with the need for more surgery occurring at the rate of   approximately 0.4% per year over the first 27 years. The most common   cause for revision surgery is related to polyethylene insert failure   and accounts for approximately 50% of re-operations. Late metastatic   infection is the next most frequent cause followed by patellar problems,   late instability and component loosening in decreasing frequency.   A myriad of rare miscellaneous problems can also occur.
authors.affiliation: Harvard Medical School, 125 Parker Hill Ave, Suite 560 Boston, Massachusetts. 02120, USA. rscott@partners.org
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Scott
mesh_terms: D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007720:Knee Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects; D016119:Posterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000601:surgery; D011475:Prosthesis Failure / Q000209:etiology / Q000639:trends; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends