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Patellofemoral arthroplasty: Current concepts.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 23 citations in OpenAlex.
- Failure modes of patellofemoral arthroplasty-registries vs. clinical studies: a systematic review.Acta orthopaedica · 2019Pooled it
- Combined Patellofemoral Arthroplasty With Patellar Realignment: Surgical Technique and Clinical Outcomes in a Retrospective Case Series.Arthroplasty today · 2026Article
- Excellent Short-Term Outcomes After Kinematic Alignment, Medial-Pivot Total Knee Arthroplasty for Isolated Patellofemoral Osteoarthritis.Arthroplasty today · 2026Article
- Revision Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction for Recurrent Instability After Patellofemoral Arthroplasty.Arthroscopy techniques · 2023Article
- Current outcomes of patellofemoral arthroplasty for isolated patellofemoral arthritis - A narrative review.Journal of orthopaedics · 2023Article
- Robotic-Assisted Patellofemoral Arthroplasties Following Failed Treatment for Trochlear Dysplasia and Patellar Instability: A Case Report.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2023Article
- Tibial Osteolysis After Long-Term Isolated Polyethylene Patellar Resurfacing.Arthroplasty today · 2021Article
- [Expert consensus on surgical treatment of patellofemoral osteoarthritis].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2021Article
- The Present Situation of Patellofemoral Arthroplasty in the Management of Solitary Patellofemoral Osteoarthritis.The archives of bone and joint surgery · 2020Review
- One-staged combined hip and knee arthroplasty: retrospective comparative study at mid-term follow-up.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2019Article
- [Research progress about influence of patellofemoral osteoarthritis on effectiveness of unicompartmental knee arthroplasty].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2019Review
- Challenges, controversies, and innovations in arthroplasty.Journal of clinical orthopaedics and traumaArticle
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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
Isolated patellofemoral arthritis (IPA) is a debilitating condition characterised by a loss of articular cartilage on the patella facets, the trochlear groove or both. By definition, patients with IPA must have normal cartilage in the tibiofemoral compartments of their knee. It is therefore logical to pursue arthroplasty which corrects the abnormality while sparing healthy bone and preserving the knee's native kinematics, which is the premise underpinning patellofemoral arthroplasty (PFA). However, its use remains controversial, with many surgeons still favouring total knee replacement (TKR) in these patients. This paper provides a comprehensive review of PFA in the literature to date and concludes, in carefully selected patients, PFA is worthy of consideration as a functionally superior and economically beneficial joint-preserving procedure - delaying TKR until implant failure or tibiofemoral osteoarthritis progression.
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