REPLACEMENT VERSUS NON-REPLACEMENT OF THE PATELLAR JOINT SURFACE IN TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY

REPLACEMENT VERSUS NON-REPLACEMENT OF THE PATELLAR JOINT SURFACE IN TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY

ABSTRACT Objective This study addresses functional data, pain, and the reoperation rate in patients undergoing primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA) during which the patella was or was not replaced. Methods Fifty-three knees were included, 18 with the patella replaced and 35 with the patella not...

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Main Authors: RAFAEL ALUISIO FENERICH HONORIO FERREIRA, LEONARDO BARROS MASCARENHAS, RODRIGO SALIM, ALINE MIRANDA FERREIRA, FABRÍCIO FOGAGNOLO, MAURÍCIO KFURI JUNIOR
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia 2018-06-01
Series:Acta Ortopédica Brasileira
Subjects:
Arthroplasty
Knee
Patella
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-78522018000300175&tlng=en

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