ArticleThe archives of bone and joint surgery2018
Comparison of Clinical Results between Patellar Resurfacing and Non-resurfacing in Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Short Term Evaluation.
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- Functional outcome and cost effectiveness of patellar resurfacing and non-resurfacing in total knee arthroplasty: systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and 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
- Patellar Resurfacing in Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Meta-analysis and Trial Sequential Analysis of 50 Randomized Controlled Trials.Orthopaedic surgery · 2023Pooled it
- Clinical effectiveness of patellar resurfacing, no resurfacing and selective resurfacing in primary total knee replacement: systematic review and meta-analysis of interventional and observational evidence.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Pooled it
- To Resurface or Not to Resurface the Patella in Total Knee Arthroplasty, That Is the Question: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Pooled 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
- Patellar resurfacing in primary total knee arthroplasty is associated with fewer reoperations but comparable clinical and functional outcomes: an umbrella review of meta-analyses.Arthroplasty (London, England) · 2026Review
- Retropatellar resurfacing in primary total knee arthroplasty does not improve clinical outcomes but increases revision rates.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2026Observational
- Clinical outcomes of a 'patella-friendly' medial pivot total knee arthroplasty with and without patella resurfacing: A prospective randomised study.Journal of orthopaedics · 2025Article
- A Single Surgeon Experience of Selective Patellar Resurfacing During Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty.Arthroplasty today · 2024Article
- Review
- The impact of primary patella resurfacing on health-related quality of life outcomes and return to sport in total knee arthroplasty (TKA).Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2023Observational
- Effect of patella resurfacing on functional outcome and revision rate in primary total knee arthroplasty (Review).Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2022Review
- The impact of severity of patellofemoral osteoarthritis on the patient-reported outcomes of total knee arthroplasty with patellar retention: A retrospective comparative study.Acta orthopaedica et traumatologica turcica · 2021Article
- Patellar management during total knee arthroplasty: a review.EFORT open reviews · 2021Review
- Patellar facet ratio affects knee pain, stair climbing and stair descent after TKA without patellar resurfacing.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2020Article
- Influence of femoral implant design modification on anterior knee pain and patellar crepitus in patients who underwent total knee arthroplasty without patella resurfacing.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2020Article
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundThere is no difference in the functional outcomes 6 months after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) for knee osteoarthritis between patellar resurfacing and non-resurfacing. Thus, we have performed this study to compare the short-term clinical outcomes of TKA performed with and without the patella resurfacing.
methodsA total of 50 patients with osteoarthritis of the knee (OAK) were randomized to receive patellar resurfacing (n=24; resurfaced group) or to retain their native patella (n=26; non-resurfaced group) based on envelope selection and provided informed consent. Disease specific outcomes including Knee Society Score (KSS), Knee Society Function Score (KSKS-F), Kujala Anterior Knee Pain Scale (AKPS), Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC), Short Form 36 (SF-36), and functional patella-related activities were measured within six months of follow-up.
resultsThere was no significant difference between the resurfaced and non-resurfaced groups in pre and post-operative improvement of range of motion (ROM) (
conclusionThe results showed no significant difference between patellar resurfacing and non-resurfacing in TKA for all outcome measures in a short term.
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