Journal article
The John Insall Award: unicompartmental knee replacement: a minimum twenty-one-year followup, end-result study
Clinical orthopaedics and related research, Vol.440(440), pp.27-37
11/2005
DOI: 10.1097/01.blo.0000185451.96987.aa
PMID: 16239780
Abstract
We report the results of a minimum 21-year followup of a consecutive series of 103 patients who had 136 Marmor cemented unicompartmental knee replacements done between 1975 and 1982. Patients were evaluated clinically and radiographically. At minimum 21-year followup 14 patients (19 knees) were alive, 87 patients (115 knees) had died, and only two patients (two knees) were lost to followup. The average age at surgery was 70.9 years. The average followup Hospital for Special Surgery knee score was 58. The average Knee Society final followup clinical and functional scores averaged 72 and 53 points, respectively. Nineteen knees (14%) were revised during the 21-year followup period: nine for progression of disease, eight for loosening, and two for pain, at an average of 10.6 years (range, 1-22 years). Of the 19 knees in the 14 patients who were still alive at final followup, seven (37%) were revised: two for tibial loosening, four for disease progression, and one for pain. Unicompartmental knee replacements in this relatively older age group of patients performed well at minimum 21-year followup. Although we are encouraged by these results, only 22% were done in patients who were younger than 65 years at the time of surgery and the results in this group were significantly less durable.
Therapeutic study, Level IV-1 (case series). See the Guidelines for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.
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- Title: Subtitle
- The John Insall Award: unicompartmental knee replacement: a minimum twenty-one-year followup, end-result study
- Creators
- Michael R O'Rourke - Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USAJeremy J Gardner - University of IowaJohn J Callaghan - University of IowaSteve S Liu - University of IowaDevon D Goetz - Iowa Orthopaedic CenterDavid A Vittetoe - Iowa Orthopaedic CenterPatrick M Sullivan - Iowa Orthopaedic CenterRichard C Johnston - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Clinical orthopaedics and related research, Vol.440(440), pp.27-37
- DOI
- 10.1097/01.blo.0000185451.96987.aa
- PMID
- 16239780
- ISSN
- 0009-921X
- eISSN
- 1528-1132
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 11/2005
- Academic Unit
- Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering; Orthopedics and Rehabilitation
- Record Identifier
- 9984622055602771
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