TY - JOUR
T1 - Rethinking Patellar Replacement
T2 - Is It Really Necessary?
AU - Dunbar, Michael J.
AU - Richardson, Glen
AU - Robertsson, Otto
PY - 2012/3
Y1 - 2012/3
N2 - Recent meta-analyses and registry data suggest that patients without resurfaced patellae have higher early revision rates and may have more anterior knee pain and lower satisfaction rates. The incidence of patellar resurfacing in total knee arthroplasty varies significantly between countries. Rates in Sweden have fallen from approximately 80% in the 1980s to <5% today. This may be related to the realization that the long-term complications of a resurfaced patella are significant and potentially avoidable. In a young total knee arthroplasty patient, the patellar bone stock should be preserved, whereas there is little reason not to resurface in the older population.
AB - Recent meta-analyses and registry data suggest that patients without resurfaced patellae have higher early revision rates and may have more anterior knee pain and lower satisfaction rates. The incidence of patellar resurfacing in total knee arthroplasty varies significantly between countries. Rates in Sweden have fallen from approximately 80% in the 1980s to <5% today. This may be related to the realization that the long-term complications of a resurfaced patella are significant and potentially avoidable. In a young total knee arthroplasty patient, the patellar bone stock should be preserved, whereas there is little reason not to resurface in the older population.
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U2 - 10.1053/j.sart.2011.12.006
DO - 10.1053/j.sart.2011.12.006
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84859499760
SN - 1045-4527
VL - 23
SP - 31
EP - 34
JO - Seminars in Arthroplasty
JF - Seminars in Arthroplasty
IS - 1
ER -