Patellofemoral arthroplasty provides similar long-term survival rate and complications with better clinical outcomes compared to facetectomy for the treatment of isolated patellofemoral osteoarthritis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study aimed to analyse the clinical outcomes and survival of patellofemoral arthroplasty (PFA) in treating isolated patellofemoral osteoarthritis (IPFOA) at our centre. The secondary objective was to compare these results with a historical cohort treated with partial lateral facetectomy plus Insall realignment (PLFIR). We hypothesised that clinical outcomes and survival with PFA are superior to PLFIR and comparable to the literature.

Methods

A retrospective analysis of 120 patients with IPFOA was conducted. The PFA series included 33 patients treated between 2012 and 2019 with a minimum follow-up of 5 years (range 1.2-12.1 years). The PLFIR historical cohort treated between 1995 and 2002 (range 4.1-15.7 years) consisted of 87 patients. Preoperative and post-oper

SUBMITTER: Martinez-Lozano J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11718545 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature