Total condylar knee replacement follow-up study of 26 knees

ABSTRACT

Follow up study for 26 knees treated by TCR. Seven patients suffered from bilateral knee affection, and twelve were unilateral. Fourteen females and five males, twenty two were rheumatoid arthritis and four osteoarthritis. The youngest patient rheumatoid arthritis was 27 years old, the oldest one osteoarthritis was 62 years old. All cases were followed for average 21 months clinical evaluations were assessed according to the knee function assessment chart suggested by British orthopaedics Association. TCR shows it to be effective in achieving the aims desired in total knee arthroplasty. Decreased pain and improved function relatively few complications have been noted in most of the patients