The Effect of Electrocautery around the Patellar Rim in Patellar Non-Resurfacing Total Knee Arthroplasty
The Journal of Korean Knee Society
;
: 104-107, 2012.
Article
in English
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| ID: wpr-759053
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical effect of electrocautery on the reduction of pain in patellar non-resurfacing bilateral total knee arthroplasty. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
A total of 50 patients were enrolled into this study; all patients had undergone bilateral patellar non-resurfacing total knee arthoplasty at our hospital, between January 2007 to December 2008. The minimum follow-up period was 1 year. The electrocautery of the patellar rim was performed randomly on one side only. The clinical results were evaluated between the electrocautery group and the non-electrocautery group based on measures of anterior knee pain, range of motion, American Knee Society clinical rating score, Feller knee score, Western Ontario and McMaster Universities score, and radiographic analysis.RESULTS:
There were statistically significant differences between preoperative and postoperative status for all parameters. There were no statistically significant differences noted between the electrocautery group and the non electrocautery group for all parameters.CONCLUSIONS:
Electrocautery of patellar rim is thought to be less effective in reducing anterior knee pain.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Ontario
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Arthroplasty
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Follow-Up Studies
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Range of Motion, Articular
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Electrocoagulation
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Knee
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
North America
Language:
English
Journal:
The Journal of Korean Knee Society
Year:
2012
Type:
Article
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