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SynthesisKnee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA2014

Determinants of anterior knee pain following total knee replacement: a systematic review.

Hans-Peter W van Jonbergen, Joost M Reuver, Eduard L Mutsaerts, Rudolf W Poolman

Abstract readSystematic Review
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Synthesis in Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 54 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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54citing papers in PubMed, 9 pooled it
6.8field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

54 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 101 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Is patellar denervation necessary in total knee arthroplasty without patellar resurfacing?Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2016
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  7. Patellar non-eversion in primary TKA reduces the complication rate.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2016
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  8. Does patellar denervation reduce post-operative anterior knee pain after total knee arthroplasty?Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2015
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  9. Patellar denervation with electrocautery in total knee arthroplasty without patellar resurfacing: a meta-analysis.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2014
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Hans-Peter W van JonbergenDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Deventer Hospital, PO Box 5001, 7400 GC, Deventer, The Netherlands, vanjonbergen@dz.nl.
Joost M Reuver
Eduard L Mutsaerts
Rudolf W Poolman
Deventer Ziekenhuis · NLOLVG · NL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeAnterior knee pain (AKP) following total knee replacement (TKR) is both prevalent and clinically relevant. The purpose of this study was to systematically review the peer-reviewed literature, and to identify and assess the different modifiable and non-modifiable determinants that may be associated with the development of AKP in patients following primary TKR.

methodsA systematic computerized database search (Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Google Scholar) was performed in January 2012. The quality of the studies was assessed using the GRADE approach.

resultsA total of 54 articles met the inclusion criteria. Variables that have been researched with regard to the prevalence of AKP include patient and knee-specific characteristics, prosthetic design, operative technique, treatment of the patella, and time of assessment. A weak correlation with AKP was found for specific retained presurgery gait patterns. A weak recommendation can be given for the use of femoral components with a posterior centre of rotation, resection of Hoffa's fat pad, patellar rim electrocautery, and preventing combined component internal rotation. The correlation between postsurgical AKP and the degree of patellar cartilage wear, tibial component bearing strategies, and patellar resurfacing is inconclusive. Due to substantial heterogeneity of the included studies, no meta-analysis was performed.

conclusionsNo single variable is likely to explain the differences in the reported rates of AKP, although variables leading to abnormal patellofemoral joint loading appear to be of special significance. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: III.

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Arthroplasty, Replacement, KneeHumansKnee ProsthesisPain MeasurementPatellaPatellofemoral Pain SyndromePostoperative Pain

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PMID23160846
OpenAlexW1980169528

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