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No clinical or functional benefit of gender-specific high-flexion TKA implant in females

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August 2013

No clinical or functional benefit of gender-specific high-flexion TKA implant in females

Vol: 2| Issue: 7| Number:336| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Gender-specific high-flexion knee prosthesis in Indian women: a prospective randomised study

J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong). 2012 Aug;20(2):153-6

Contributing Authors:
H Singh V Mittal B Nadkarni S Agarwal D Gulati

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Synopsis

100 female osteoarthritis patients (200 knees) undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) were randomized to receive a gender specific prosthesis or a standard prosthesis. Over 24 months, the gender specific group demonstrated a significantly greater improvement in range of motion than the standard group. There was no difference between the two groups with respect to the Knee Society scores and the ...

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