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20621436

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6 Suppl
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-8-24
pubmed:abstractText
Few studies have evaluated the results of revision of well-fixed components for stiffness, and some authors have recommended against this intervention based on poor reported results. Thirty-five consecutive patients underwent revision of both femoral and tibial components for stiffness. At a mean of 54.5 months (range, 25-134), the mean arc of motion improved by 44.5 degrees from a preoperative mean of 53.6 degrees to a postoperative mean of 98.1 degrees (P < .0001). The arc of motion improved by more than 30 degrees in 75% (24/32) of patients evaluated at a minimum of 2 years. Seventeen (49%) of the 35 patients required a further intervention for stiffness or sustained a complication. These results suggest that revision total knee arthroplasty for stiffness can be performed with a reasonable expectation of improvement, although the risk of complications and additional operative procedures is substantial.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1532-8406
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
25
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
62-6
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Revision total knee arthroplasty for stiffness.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, Nebraska 68198, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't