No difference in 1-year improvement of patient-reported physical functioning and pain between resurfaced and unresurfaced patellae: analysis of 17,224 primary total knee arthroplasties in the Dutch Arthroplasty Register

Background and purpose: Whether or not to resurface the patella during primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA) remains controversial. We aimed to investigate the association between patellar resurfacing and patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) improvement 1 year postoperatively in terms of physica...

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Main Authors: Bart J Robben, Astrid J De Vries, Liza N van Steenbergen, Rob G H H Nelissen, Reinoud W Brouwer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Medical Journals Sweden 2023-06-01
Series:Acta Orthopaedica
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Online Access:https://actaorthop.org/actao/article/view/13430