ReviewInternational orthopaedics2014
Anterior knee pain after total knee arthroplasty: a narrative review.
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135 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Efficacy of lateral retinacular release versus no release in total knee arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European journal of medical research · 2025Pooled it
- Different modalities of patellar management in primary total knee arthroplasty: a Bayesian network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2024Pooled it
- Management of patella maltracking after total knee arthroplasty: a systematic review.Musculoskeletal surgery · 2023Pooled it
- Patellar resurfacing versus nonresurfacing in total knee arthroplasty: an updated meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2021Pooled it
- Does patellar denervation reduce post-operative anterior knee pain after total knee arthroplasty?Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2015Pooled it
- Preservation of the infrapatellar fat pad during total knee arthroplasty reduces subacute postoperative anterior knee pain: a randomized controlled trial.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Trial
- Systematic lateral retinacular release does not reduce anterior knee pain after total knee arthroplasty with patellar resurfacing.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2023Trial
- Patellar denervation does not reduce post-operative anterior knee pain after primary total knee arthroplasty with patellar resurfacing.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2021Trial
- Does Circumferential Patellar Denervation Result in Decreased Knee Pain and Improved Patient-reported Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Nonresurfaced, Simultaneous Bilateral TKA?Clinical orthopaedics and related research · 2020Trial
- Resurfacing versus not-resurfacing the patella in one-stage bilateral total knee arthroplasty: a prospective randomized clinical trial.International orthopaedics · 2019Trial
- Clinical and radiologic outcomes of two patellar resection techniques during total knee arthroplasty: a prospective randomized controlled study.International orthopaedics · 2019Trial
- Comparison of fixed and mobile-bearing total knee arthroplasty in terms of patellofemoral pain and function: a prospective, randomised, controlled trial.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2017Trial
- Partially loaded plain radiographic measurement to evaluate rotational alignment in total knee arthroplasty.International orthopaedics · 2016Trial
- Subsartorial adductor canal vs femoral nerve block for analgesia after total knee replacement.International orthopaedics · 2015Trial
- The Patella Pro study - effect of a knee brace on patellofemoral pain syndrome: design of a randomized clinical trial (DRKS-ID:DRKS00003291).BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2014Trial
- Patellofemoral outcomes after kinematic versus mechanical alignment in primary total knee arthroplasty : a focused scoping review of head-to-head comparative studies.Bone & joint open · 2026Article
- Exploratory Spinopelvic Compensation Patterns Are Associated with a Strict Composite 12-Month MCID Endpoint After Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Retrospective Risk-Stratification Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Article
- Chronic Pain and Stiffness After Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Comprehensive, Phenotype-Based Review of Mechanisms, Diagnosis and Management.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Routine circumferential patellar denervation during total knee arthroplasty did not consistently eliminate neural structures at the lateral patellar border: A prospective randomised controlled trial with histological outcomes.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2026Article
- Dynamic computed tomography assessment of patellofemoral and tibiofemoral kinematics before and after total knee arthroplasty: A pilot study.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2026Article
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Abstract
Anterior knee pain is one of the most common causes of persistent problems after implantation of a total knee replacement. It can occur in patients with or without patellar resurfacing. As a result of the surgical procedure itself many changes can occur which may affect the delicate interplay of the joint partners in the patello-femoral joint. Functional causes of anterior knee pain can be distinguished from mechanical causes. The functional causes concern disorders of inter- and intramuscular coordination, which can be attributed to preoperative osteoarthritis. Research about anterior knee pain has shown that not only the thigh muscles but also the hip and trunk stabilising muscles may be responsible for the development of a dynamic valgus malalignment. Dynamic valgus may be a causative factor for patellar maltracking. The mechanical causes of patello-femoral problems after knee replacement can be distinguished according to whether they increase instability in the joint, increase joint pressure or whether they affect the muscular lever arms. These causes include offset errors, oversizing, rotational errors of femoral or tibial component, instability, maltracking and chondrolysis, patella baja and aseptic loosening. In these cases, reoperation or revision is often necessary.
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