The effect of total knee arthroplasty design on extensor mechanism function
- 1 June 2002
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier BV in The Journal of Arthroplasty
- Vol. 17 (4), 416-421
- https://doi.org/10.1054/arth.2002.32168
Abstract
The effect of total knee arthroplasty design on extensor mechanism function was evaluated prospectively in a consecutive, single-surgeon series. Group 1 knees (n = 83) were implanted with a prosthesis that has a multiradius femoral component, and group 2 knees (n = 101) were implanted with a femoral prosthesis that has a single flexion-extension axis. Group 2 knees gained flexion more rapidly: At 6 weeks, the average flexion for was 94.5 degrees for group 1 and 107.1 degrees for group 2 (P<.001). Significantly more patients with group 2 knees were able to arise from a 16-inch (low) chair without using their arms starting at 6 weeks, and a difference was maintained through 2 years (90% vs 73%; P=.003). Patients with group 2 knees had significantly less anterior knee pain when rising from a seated position starting at 6 weeks, and a difference was maintained through 2 years (1% vs 22%; P=.001).Keywords
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