The etiologies and prevention of patellar instability after un-resurfaced total knee arthroplasty / 中华外科杂志
Chinese Journal of Surgery
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(12): 966-969, 2008.
Article
in Chinese
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| ID: wpr-245498
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the etiologies and prevention of patellar instability after total knee arthroplasty (TKA).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>From September 1997 to April 2005, 94 patients (105 knees) underwent TKA without patellar resurfacing. All of them were osteoarthritis. Ten patients (14 knees) were performed with Rotation Knee (RK) prostheses. Forty patients were performed with mobile bearing TACK prostheses, and 44 patients with GEMINI prostheses. Subluxation and tilt of patella were evaluated by X-rays before or after operation.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The incidence of patellar instability after operation was 28.6% in patients who had genu valgus deformity, and was 29.5% in whom had patellar instability preoperative. The incidence of patellar instability in RK, TACK, and GEMINI group was 28.6%, 20.9%, and 16.7% respectively after operations. Four patients had obvious femoral or tibial components malrotation.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>The etiologies of patellofemoral instability include pre-operative conditions, prosthetic design, and improper positioning of the prosthetic component. So the suitable component design and skillful operative technique will help the surgeon to avoid this complication.</p>
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Main subject:
Patella
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Postoperative Complications
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General Surgery
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Follow-Up Studies
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Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
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Osteoarthritis, Knee
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Joint Instability
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Methods
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Surgery
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
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