High-flexion knee prosthesis designs are generally thought to be of benefit only in patients with a satisfactory preoperative flexion angle. The aim of the study was to evaluate whether high-flexion designs were indeed worthless in osteoarthritis patients with severe preoperative flexion limitation.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine, Ulsan University, and Ulsan University Hospital, 388-1, Pungnap-2-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul, 138-736, South Korea.