A Single Surgeon Experience of Selective Patellar Resurfacing During Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Routine patellar resurfacing remains controversial in primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA). This study reports the experience of a high-volume arthroplasty surgeon who stopped routinely resurfacing patellae for a 3-year period.

Methods

All primary TKAs performed by a single surgeon between January 2018 and September 2022 with minimum 1-year follow-up were retrospectively reviewed. Data were analyzed between cohorts-nonresurfaced and resurfaced patellae-and between phases-universal and selective resurfacing. Outcomes included reoperation, patellar complications, and patient-related outcome measure scores.

Results

Five hundred four primary TKAs, with mean 24-month follow-up, were included. Patellar resurfacing was performed in 77% of the overall cohort, incl

SUBMITTER: Woelfle CA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11615874 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature