To resurface the patella or not? Better assessments needed to address the benefits for total knee replacement: commentary on an article by George Pavlou, BSc, MRCS, et al.: "Patellar resurfacing in total knee arthroplasty: does design matter? A meta-analysis of 7075 cases".

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

1. Prevalence of anterior knee pain after patellar retention total knee arthroplasty: Comparison of patients with rheumatoid arthritis versus primary osteoarthritis.Acta orthopaedica et traumatologica turcica · 2019
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2. Patellofemoral contact patterns before and after total knee arthroplasty: an in vitro measurement.Biomedical engineering online · 2013
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