title: A prospective study comparing mobile-bearing versus fixed-bearing type in total knee arthroplasty using the free-hand-cutting technique.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The mobile-bearing knee prosthesis was claimed to get more flexion in the laboratory testing and may provide better functional outcome than the conventional fixed-bearing prosthesis in patients. To prove this hypothesis in the patients between those two type prosthesis about flexion and functional out come was our study goal.
  
  
  METHODS
  The prospective randomized control trial. The Free-Hand-Cutting technique underwent TKR (100 mobile bearing and 100 fixed bearing). Post operative clinical outcomes were compared in range of movement, Knee Society Score, Function Knee Score and Oxford Knee Score at 2 months, 6 months, 1 year and 2 years.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mobile-bearing type prosthesis provided more flexion than the fixed-bearing knee prosthesis. But the same clinical out come was observed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The mobile-bearing type prosthesis gave more functional out come but not significant in daily patient activity compare to the fixed bearing knee prosthesis.
authors: Department of Orthopaedics, Faculty of Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. drprakit@gmail.com
authors: Prakit
authors: P
authors: Tienboon
authors: Nara
authors: N
authors: Jaruwangsanti
authors: Paiboon
authors: P
authors: Laohasinnurak
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000503:physiopathology; D007720:Knee Prosthesis; D008297:Male; D020370:Osteoarthritis, Knee / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011859:Radiography; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D016896:Treatment Outcome