Role of Patellofemoral Offset in Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Randomized Trial

Louis S. Stryker, Susan M. Odum, Bryan D. Springer, Thomas K. Fehring

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Abstract

Total knee arthroplasty occasionally does not meet expectations. This randomized clinical trial assessed the effect of restoration of the native patellofemoral height on clinical outcomes. Group I underwent standard patellar bone resection; group II underwent modified patellar bone resection that adjusted the amount of anterior condylar bone removed and the anterior flange thickness. There were no differences in anterior knee pain, Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index scores, or Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score scores. Patellofemoral compartment height restoration versus patellar height alone does not appear to significantly reduce pain or improve function.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1-7
Number of pages7
JournalOrthopedic Clinics of North America
Volume48
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2017
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Patellofemoral joint
  • Randomized controlled trial
  • Subject outcome assessment
  • Total knee arthroplasty
  • Treatment outcome

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

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