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No difference in outcomes with or without patellar resurfacing for TKA at 10 years

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August 2013

No difference in outcomes with or without patellar resurfacing for TKA at 10 years

Vol: 2| Issue: 7| Number:172| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

A Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial of Patellar Resurfacing and Nonresurfacing in Bilateral TKA

Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2007 Nov;464:65-72

Contributing Authors:
RS Burnett JL Boone KP McCarthy S Rosenzweig RL Barrack

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Synopsis

32 patients (64 knees) undergoing primary bilateral single-stage total knee arthroplasty (TKA) for the treatment of osteoarthritis were randomized to undergo one of two procedures at each knee. The first group underwent patellar resurfacing for the first TKA and patellar nonresurfacing on the second. The second group underwent patellar nonresurfacing for the first TKA and patellar resurfacing on t...

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