ArticleArthroplasty today2021
A Medial Congruent Polyethylene Offers Satisfactory Early Outcomes and Patient Satisfaction in Total Knee Arthroplasty.
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- Pooled it
- Similar fixation of total knee arthroplasty components with medial congruent and cruciate retaining polyethylene inserts. A randomised double-blinded controlled radiostereometry trial with 24 months of follow-up.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2025Trial
- Early recovery patterns differ between medially congruent and posterior-stabilized total knee arthroplasty, with comparable 2-year outcomes: A triple-blinded randomized clinical trial.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2026Article
- Comparison of Routine Posterior Cruciate Ligament Resection vs Selective PCL Balancing Using a Medial Congruent Polyethylene in Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Matched-Cohort Analysis.Arthroplasty today · 2026Article
- One-Year Functional Outcomes of Medial Congruent, Manually Instrumented Total Knee Replacements.Cureus · 2026Article
- Mid-term outcomes of a novel liner design in kinematically-designed cruciate-retaining total knee arthroplasty.World journal of orthopedics · 2026Article
- The Effect of the Design of Polyethylene Inserts in Total Knee Arthroplasty on Patient Reported Outcomes.Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews · 2025Article
- A Comparison of Medial-congruent, Ultracongruent, and Cruciate-retaining Bearings Using a Single Cruciate-retaining Total Knee Design.Arthroplasty today · 2025Article
- No difference in clinical outcomes when retaining or sacrificing the posterior cruciate ligament in medial congruent total knee replacement. A retrospective study.Musculoskeletal surgery · 2025Article
- First Clinical Experience with Robotic-Assisted Total Knee Arthroplasty in Indonesia: Early Results and Comparison with Global Evidence.Orthopedic research and reviews · 2025Article
- Comparison of accuracy and early outcomes in robotic total knee arthroplasty using NAVIO and ROSA.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Patient-reported outcomes measurement information system instruments in knee arthroplasty patients: a systematic review of the literature.Knee surgery & related research · 2023Review
- The Early Clinical Outcomes Following Unrestricted Caliper Verified Kinematic Alignment Using a Medial Stabilized Design Total Knee Arthroplasty With a Cruciate Retaining Insert.Arthroplasty today · 2023Article
- Native knee kinematics is not reproduced after sensor guided cruciates substituting total knee arthroplasty.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2023Article
- Personalized alignment™ for total knee arthroplasty using the ROSAFrontiers in surgery · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundAlthough a successful operation, almost 20% of patients are dissatisfied with total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The purpose of this retrospective cohort study was to see if a medial congruent (MC) polyethylene would offer satisfactory early outcomes and patient satisfaction after TKA.
methodsWe reviewed prospectively collected data on 327 TKAs using multiple bearings within the same implant system. Ninety-six received an MC bearing, 70 received a cruciate-retaining (CR) bearing, and 161 received a posterior-stabilized (PS) bearing. We evaluated the visual analog scale pain scores and range of motion (ROM) at 2 weeks, 6 weeks, 3 months, and 1 year; Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS-10) score and Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) at 3 months and 1 year; and Forgotten Joint Score (FJS-12) at 1 year.
resultsAll groups had similar KOOS and PROMIS-10 scores. MC knees had lower visual analog scale scores than PS knees at all time points (
conclusionsAn MC bearing provided similar or improved early pain, ROM, KOOS, PROMIS-10, FJS-12, and patient satisfaction as compared with standard bearings in TKA.
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