ArticleInternational orthopaedics2015
Secondary patellar resurfacing following total knee arthroplasty : A cohort study in fifty eight knees with a mean follow-up of thirty one months.
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- Resurfacing versus not-resurfacing the patella in one-stage bilateral total knee arthroplasty: a prospective randomized clinical trial.International orthopaedics · 2019Trial
- Secondary patellar resurfacing after total knee arthroplasty: Functional but not clinical score improvements in a retrospective multicenter study.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2025Article
- A Single Surgeon Experience of Selective Patellar Resurfacing During Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty.Arthroplasty today · 2024Article
- Higher failure rate of secondary patellar resurfacing following bicompartmental knee arthroplasty.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2023Article
- Predictors for secondary patellar resurfacing after primary total knee arthroplasty using a "patella-friendly" total knee arthroplasty system.International orthopaedics · 2019Article
- The need for secondary resurfacing is affected by trochlear height in total knee arthroplasty.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2017Article
- Short-term outcomes of robotically assisted patello-femoral arthroplasty.International orthopaedics · 2016Article
- Secondary patella resurfacing in painful non-resurfaced total knee arthroplasties : A study of survival and clinical outcome from the Norwegian Arthroplasty Register (1994-2011).International orthopaedics · 2016Article
- Optimal patellar alignment with minimally invasive approaches in total knee arthroplasty after a minimum five year follow-up.International orthopaedics · 2016Article
- A 21% conversion rate to total knee arthroplasty of a first-generation patellofemoral prosthesis at a mean follow-up of 9.7 years.International orthopaedics · 2015Article
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Abstract
purposeIf anterior knee pain (AKP) emerges or persists following total knee arthroplasty (TKA), secondary patellar resurfacing (SPR) may offer relief of AKP. The purpose of our study was to evaluate the mid-term clinical outcomes after secondary patellar resurfacing for persistent AKP. Secondary objectives were to correlate surgical outcomes with clinical and radiological parameters including 99 m-technetium bone scintigraphy.
methodsIn this study, 57 patients (58 knees, 51 women and 6 men) with a mean age of 70 years at the time of SPR were included. Patients were asked about their satisfaction regarding the outcome of the procedure. Patellar position was assessed by axial radiographs, and we reassessed the preoperatively performed bone scintigraphy.
resultsAfter a median follow-up of 31 (6-76) months, 42 patients (43 knees) were satisfied and 15 were dissatisfied regarding the outcome of the procedure. Dissatisfied patients had more often a shorter time interval between TKA and SPR, patellar tilt on axial radiographs, and a 'hot' bone scan.
conclusionIn patients with persistent AKP following TKR, secondary resurfacing leads to patient satisfaction in a relatively large number of patients. Better results were seen in patients without tilting of the patella. The added value of a bone scan as an indicator to perform SPR is not clarified in the present study.
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