Patellar resurfacing and implant design do not decrease knee pain after TKA

J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2011 Jul 20;93(14):1301-9. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.J.00594

Lower incidence of patellar crepitus with patellar resurfacing vs no patellar resurfacing in TKA

J Arthroplasty. 2019 Sep;34(9):1969-1974.

Routine patellar resurfacing during TKA not cost-effective

J Arthroplasty. 2019;(34):1963-1968. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2019.04.040

Patellar resurfacing effective in reducing knee pain in knee arthroplasty

J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2002 Feb;84-A(2):187-93

No difference between patellar resurfacing and non-resurfacing during TKR

J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2006 Jun;88(6):734-9

No difference in the total knee replacement outcomes with or without patellar resurfacing

J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2008 Jan;90(1):43-9.

Patellar denervation & resurfacing may be effective in primary total knee arthroplasty

Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2015 Jun;23(6):1770-81

Patellar resurfacing after circumpatellar denervation does not improve clinical outcome in TKA

J Arthroplasty. 2018 Apr;33(4):1057-1061

An economic analysis of patellar resurfacing during total knee arthroplasty

Knee. 2015 Mar;22(2):136-41.

Outcomes of TKA with and without patellar resurfacing at 2- and 10-year follow-up

J Arthroplasty. 2015 Feb;30(2):216-22.

No difference in outcomes with or without patellar resurfacing for TKA at 10 years

Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2007 Nov;464:65-72

No significant differences in pain and function in TKA with & without patellar resurfacing

J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2001 Sep;83-A(9):1376-81

Patellar resurfacing during TKA has a small effect on rate of reoperation

Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2011 Sep;19(9):1460-6. doi: 10.1007/s00167-010-1365-0. Epub 2011 Jan 14

No difference between patellar retention and resurfacing in TKA at 10 years

BMC Res Notes. 2012 Jun 7;5:273. doi: 10.1186/1756-0500-5-273

Comparable outcomes with patellar reshaping or resurfacing in total knee arthroplasty

Knee. 2012 Jun;19(3):198-202. Epub 2011 Apr 22

Assessment of clinical scores and reoperation rates after TKA with and without patellar resurfacing

J Arthroplasty. 2018 Mar;33(3):960-967

Lateral retinacular release reduces anterior knee pain in TKA without patellar resurfacing

Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2014 Mar;22(3):517-25. doi: 10.1007/s00167-013-2789-0. Epub 2013 Nov 28.

Patellar resurfacing provides no noticeable functional benefits in total knee replacement

J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2011 Aug 17;93(16):1473-81. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.J.00725

TKA: Patellar resurfacing reduces risk of reoperations and improves long term KSS

Int Orthop. 2013 Jun;37(6):1075-83. doi: 10.1007/s00264-013-1866-9. Epub 2013 Mar 26

SICOT2018: No difference in PROMs, patella crepitus between resurfacing versus retention in TKA