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High flexion prosthesis not clinically or radiographically superior to conventional TKA

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May 2014

High flexion prosthesis not clinically or radiographically superior to conventional TKA

Vol: 3| Issue: 5| Number:24| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Clinical outcomes in high flexion total knee arthroplasty were not superior to standard posterior stabilized total knee arthroplasty. A multicenter, prospective, randomized study

J Arthroplasty. 2014 Mar;29(3):530-4. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2013.07.035. Epub 2013 Nov 21.

Contributing Authors:
Guild GN SA Labib

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Synopsis

278 patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) were randomized to recieve either a high flexion total knee system (NexGen LPS Flex) or the conventional NexGen LPS total knee system to compare clinical, functional and radiological outcomes between the two prostheses. Results indicated that there was no significant difference between groups with respect to Knee Society Scores, Hospital for Sp...

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