Total knee arthroplasty without patellar resurfacing for degenerative osteoarthritis:effects of patellar chondromalacia on clinical outcomes / 中国组织工程研究

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:There remains controversy that whether patel ar resurfacing in total knee arthroplasty and whether patel ar chondromalacia has influence on clinical outcomes. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate anterior knee pain, clinical function and effects of patel ar chondromalacia on clinical outcomes after total knee arthroplasty without patel ar resurfacing for degenerative osteoarthritis. METHODS:Clinical data of 162 patients (162 knees) with degenerative osteoarthritis undergoing total knee arthroplasty without patel ar resurfacing from June 2008 to February 2010 were retrospectively analyzed. Outerbridge classification was used for patel ar chondromalacia, Visual Analogue Scale for anterior knee pain, and the Knee Society clinical scoring system for clinical function. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:The incision of al patients reached stage-I healing. The patel ar chondromalacia:grade I in 18 patients, grade II in 36 patients, grade III in 62 patients, and grade IV in 35 patients. At the final fol ow-up, there were six (4.0%) patients with anterior knee pain, including four cases of mild pain and two cases of moderate pain, no severe pain. The mean Knee Society clinical scoring system scores and patel ar score were obviously elevated. Outerbridge classification did not affect the incidence of anterior knee pain after replacement (χ2=0.42, P=0.94), the Knee Society clinical scoring system score (knee score:F=1.83, P=0.14;functional score:F=0.56, P=0.64) and partel ar score (F=0.78, P=0.51). These data suggested that total knee arthroplasty without patel ar resurfacing for degenerative osteoarthritis can obtain satisfactory clinical outcomes, and the patel ar chondromalacia may not affect the clinical outcomes.