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Circumpatellar electrocautery does not reduce anterior knee pain following TKR

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August 2013

Circumpatellar electrocautery does not reduce anterior knee pain following TKR

Vol: 2| Issue: 7| Number:275| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Does circumpatellar electrocautery improve the outcome after total knee replacement?: A prospective, randomised, blinded controlled trial

J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2012 Sep;94(9):1228-33

Contributing Authors:
S Baliga CJ McNair KJ Barnett J Macleod RW Humphry D Finlayson

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200 patients undergoing total knee replacement (without patellar resurfacing) for degenerative joint disease were randomized to a procedure with or without circumpatellar electrocautery to determine its effect on anterior knee pain and function. Oxford knee and VAS pain scores were recorded over a 12 month period. The results indicated that there were no differences between the two groups at any t...

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