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Preserving the Infrapatellar Fat Pad Reduces Early Anterior Knee Pain After TKA
October 2025
Preserving the Infrapatellar Fat Pad Reduces Early Anterior Knee Pain After TKA
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1
Preservation of the infrapatellar fat pad during total knee arthroplasty reduces subacute postoperative anterior knee pain: a randomized controlled trial.
BMC Musculoskelet Disord . 2025 Jul 30;26(1):734.Synopsis
Sixty patients with primary varus gonarthrosis were randomized to receive partial Preservation of the infrapatellar fat pad (IPFP) excision (n=30) or complete IPFP preservation (n=30) during unilateral computer-assisted cruciate-retaining TKA, with identical implants, patellar resurfacing, perioperative care, and blinded outcome assessment. The primary outcome was Anterior Knee Pain (AKP) incidenc...
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