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No differences between mobile and fixed bearing TKA prostheses at 2 years

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August 2013

No differences between mobile and fixed bearing TKA prostheses at 2 years

Vol: 2| Issue: 7| Number:406| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Early clinical results of a high-flexion, posterior-stabilized, mobile-bearing total knee arthroplasty: a US investigational device exemption trial

J Arthroplasty. 2012 Mar;27(3):421-9. Epub 2011 Aug 19.

Contributing Authors:
GR Scuderi DR Hedden JA Maltry SM Traina MB Sheinkop MA Hartzband

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Synopsis

293 patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty for degenerative joint disease were randomized to TKA using a mobile or fixed bearing prosthesis. This was an investigational trial to examine the results of a new mobile bearing prosthesis. Results at a minimum of two year follow-up indicated that there were no differences between the novel mobile bearing device and the fixed bearing device. Long-te...

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