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TKA: Similar revision rates and outcomes for all-polyethylene and metal-backed components
May 2013
TKA: Similar revision rates and outcomes for all-polyethylene and metal-backed components
Study Type:Meta analysis
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A
All-polyethylene tibial components are equal to metal-backed components: systematic review and meta-regression
Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2012 Dec;470(12):3549-59. doi: 10.1007/s11999-012-2582-2. Epub 2012 Sep 13Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
Synopsis
26 articles (12,500 TKAs with 231 revisions) were identified to compare the clinical outcomes (revision rates and clinical functioning) of metal- backed and all-polyethylene tibial component in primary TKAs. Results indicated that there were no differences in revision rates or outcome scores between the two components, except for higher migration of the metal-backed components and less migration o...
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