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ArticleArthroplasty today2023

A Crossed Screw Patellar Reconstruction Technique for the Treatment of the Severely Deficient Scaphoid Shaped Patella in Total Knee Arthroplasty.

Glenys Poon, Wei Ming Siow, Kein Boon Poon

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Article in Arthroplasty today, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Glenys PoonDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
Wei Ming SiowDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sengkang General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
Kein Boon PoonDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sengkang General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
Sengkang General Hospital · SGNational University Hospital · SG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

One of the contraindications to patella resurfacing in total knee arthroplasty is a thin and severely eroded 'deficient' patella. However, such patients often present with severe patellofemoral joint arthritis, patellar lateral subluxation, and patella maltracking, which can only be treated effectively with resurfacing. While various treatments have been proposed, options remain limited. Here we introduce a method of patella reconstruction using four 2.7-mm titanium cortical screws crossing each other into the inner shell of the patella. This provides a scaffold onto which bone cement and any standard polyethylene patellar component can be fixed. Postoperatively, the patient had no anterior knee pain, no patella maltracking, and no component loosening. Advantages of this technique include minimization of extensor disruption, low costs, easy accessibility, reproducibility, and improved mechanical strength.

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Cement augmentationPatella defectPatella resurfacingReconstructionTotal knee arthroplasty

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PMID38023643
PMCPMC10665651
OpenAlexW4388405547

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