The High Flex Total Knee Arthroplasty-Higher Incidence of Aseptic Loosening and No Benefit in Comparison to Conventional Total Knee Arthroplasty: Minimum 16-Years Follow-Up Results.

Indian Journal of Orthopaedics
Florian RadetzkiDavid Wohlrab

Abstract

This prospective randomized study compares the clinical and radiographic long-term results at least 16 years after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) between a mobile-bearing high flex and a fixed-bearing posterior-stabilized knee. In 2000, we included 60 patients who underwent a TKA. Patients were divided into two groups. At the time of the follow-up after a minimum of 16 years (16.5 years ± 0.6), 16 patients had died for causes unrelated to the operation, 15 were lost to the follow-up. Five patients of the high flex group had a revision. The final evaluation included the hospital for special surgery score (HSS) and radiographs. Using the X-rays and the Knee Society Roentgenographic Evaluation and Scoring System, radiolucent lines and the maximal knee flexion were determined. No significant differences between the two groups were found. The mean HSS score of LPS group patients was 87.9 (± 10.6) points and that of the high flex group was 93.1 (± 7.4) points. Five patients of the high flex group had undergone a reoperation. One knee was revised for painful mid-flexion instability and the others for symptomatic aseptic loosening of the components. The long-term follow-up does not show any clear benefits and even a higher incidence of ...Continue Reading

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