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Introduction Surgical site infection (SSI) is a rare and serious complication of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) that can cause a poor prognosis, reduce these patients’ quality of life, and significantly increase the financial burden. Therefore
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Introduction Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a widely used method to treat end-stage osteoarthritis and other disabling knee conditions, and its demand is expected to increase to more than 1 million procedures by the year 2030 in the United
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The management of the patella during total knee arthroplasty (TKA) has been a matter of considerable debate in the orthopaedic community. 1 – 4 Surgeons tend to approach the patella with one of three general mindsets: always resurface the patella
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Noiles rotating hinge knee prosthesis 46 The Finn rotating hinge 47 Indications for hinged implants in primary total knee arthroplasty In 2014, Gerhke et al analysed the role of hinges in primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA
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Introduction Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is generally considered a successful surgery, although 5–20% of individuals are unhappy with their outcome following surgery ( 1 , 2 ), and approximately 5–10% will eventually go on to revision
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Introduction The incidence of knee osteoarthritis has increased significantly in the last decade. 1 , 2 In the United States, the number of total knee arthroplasties (TKAs) performed is expected to exceed three million per year by 2030
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Introduction The number of surgical revisions of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is increasing 1 due to the steady increase in the number of TKA procedures. 2 , 3 The principal reasons for TKA revision are aseptic loosening, infection
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Introduction Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a reliable and effective technique for treating advanced painful knee osteoarthritis, and its use worldwide has been increasing over the past few years. The number of relatively young patients who
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Introduction Knee osteoarthritis (OA) affects 3.48% of the global population 1 and the demand for total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is rising. Data from the National Joint Registry 2 show that from 2015 to 2017, there were 272
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patients with primary chronic patellar tendon disruptions compared to patients having a total knee arthroplasty in place ( 28 ). Return to sports High rates of return to sports (RTS) 6–12 months following patellar tendon repair have been reported. A
