title: High-performance total knee replacement.
abstract: The concept of a high-performance total knee replacement has gained prominence because of continued technological improvements by implant manufacturers and the changing expectations of an increasingly younger, more active patient population. Improvements in surgical technique, instrumentation, implant design, biomaterials, and implant fixation have occurred in recent years. The literature is inconclusive whether novel approaches can lead to improvements in patient satisfaction rates, address objectively measured parameters, and improve implant survival rates, while doing so in a cost-efficient manner.
authors.forename: Kirill
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ilalov
authors.forename: Randy M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Cohn
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Slover
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D007720:Knee Prosthesis; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D020127:Recovery of Function; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D016896:Treatment Outcome