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Range of motion in total knee arthroplasty: a prospective comparison of high-flexion and standard cruciate-retaining designs.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19255229     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: Range of motion after a total knee arthroplasty is an important indicator of clinical outcome. Recently, a high-flexion posterior cruciate ligament-retaining knee prosthesis was designed to allow greater flexion after total knee arthroplasty. The purpose of this study was to compare range of motion and functional outcomes in patients who received either a high-flexion cruciate-retaining or a standard cruciate-retaining knee replacement. METHODS: Fifty knees that had a total knee arthroplasty with a high-flexion design and fifty that had a total knee arthroplasty with a standard design were included in this study and were followed prospectively for a minimum of two years. The arcs of maximal non-weight-bearing passive flexion and weight-bearing flexion were measured, and the number of knees that allowed the patients to kneel and sit cross-legged in comfort was determined. In addition, the functional outcomes in these two groups were assessed with use of the Hospital for Special Surgery and Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index scores. RESULTS: At the time of the final follow-up, the average maximal non-weight-bearing flexion was 135.3 degrees for the knees in the high-flexion group and 134.3 degrees for the knees in the standard group; the difference was not significant. Moreover, no significant difference was found between the groups in terms of weight-bearing flexion (124.8 degrees in the high-flexion group and 123.7 degrees in the standard group) and the number of knees that allowed kneeling and sitting cross-legged. The average Hospital for Special Surgery knee score was 94.4 points in the high-flexion group and 92.4 points in the standard group; the difference was not significant. The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index scores also showed no significant difference between the groups. CONCLUSIONS: For knees managed with a cruciate-retaining total knee arthroplasty, those that had the high-flexion design and those that had the standard design were found to have a similar range of motion under both non-weight-bearing and weight-bearing conditions. Moreover, no significant difference was found in terms of the other functional outcomes examined.
Authors:
Jong Keun Seon; Sang Jin Park; Keun Bae Lee; Taek Rim Yoon; Michal Kozanek; Eun Kyoo Song
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume     Volume:  91     ISSN:  1535-1386     ISO Abbreviation:  J Bone Joint Surg Am     Publication Date:  2009 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-03-03     Completed Date:  2009-04-27     Revised Date:  2010-10-25    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0014030     Medline TA:  J Bone Joint Surg Am     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  672-9     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Center for Joint Disease, Department of Orthopedics, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, 160 Ilsim-ri, Hwasun-eup, Hwasun-gun, Jeonnam, 519-809, South Korea.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
Female
Humans
Knee Joint / physiology*
Knee Prosthesis*
Male
Middle Aged
Pain Measurement
Postoperative Period
Prosthesis Design*
Range of Motion, Articular*
Treatment Outcome

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