Non-limiting prosthetic knee replacement for children with knee dysfunction：prognosis and complications / 中国组织工程研究

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:Pediatric knee dysfunction is a congenital malformation. Fusion and fixation can effectively eliminate pain, but no joint has active function. Total knee arthroplasty is a safe and effective method to relieve pain and to rebuild its function. With the continuous development of total knee arthroplasty, the type of knee prostheses is more. OBJECTIVE: To study the efficacy of different reconstruction methods for children with stunted knee arthroplasty. METHODS:120 knee stunted children were equaly divided into treatment group and control group depended on the reconstruction, and then al children were given the artificial knee replacement surgery and were completed by the same group of physicians. In the control group, stable fixed platform prosthesis was selected. In the treatment group, the non-limiting prosthetic-posterior cruciate ligament resection of low contact pressure rotating platform prosthesis was given. Operative time, blood loss, postoperative hospital stay, and complications were observed in both groups. Al patients were folowed up for 3 months. Knee function was assessed by Hospital for Special Surgery and American knee society knee score. Multivariate regression analysis was used to analyze the possible factors affecting Hospital for Special Surgery score during folow up. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: No significant difference in operative time, blood loss and postoperative hospital stay was compared in both groups (P> 0.05). The postoperative overal incidences of inflammatory response, wound healing, periprosthetic infection, and joint stiff were significantly lower in the treatment group than in the control group (P 80 served as a standard. Multivariate regression analysis results showed that age, type of prosthesis, and varus deformity were the major independent risk factors for affecting joint replacement (P< 0.05). Results indicate that knee arthroplasty for knee dysfunction obtained good prognostic effect. Simultaneously, the non-limiting application of prosthetic reconstruction can effectively reduce postoperative complications and improve knee function.