Indications for Patellar Resurfacing in Total Knee Arthroplasty by R. Stephen Burnett, and Robert B....

Indications for Patellar Resurfacing in Total Knee Arthroplasty

by R. Stephen Burnett, and Robert B. Bourne

J Bone Joint Surg AmVolume 85(4):728-745

April 1, 2003

©2003 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

The design of the femoral component in some total knee arthroplasty systems was modified to incorporate the external rotation into the femoral implant.

R. Stephen Burnett, and Robert B. Bourne J Bone Joint Surg Am 2003;85:728-745


Satisfaction of male and female patients after patellar resurfacing.



Satisfaction of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and those with osteoarthritis (OA) after patellar resurfacing (Patella) and nonresurfacing (No Patella).



Lateral (Fig. 3-A) and patellar skyline (Fig. 3-B) radiographs of the right and left knees of the same patient, who was randomized to be treated with patellar resurfacing in the right knee and

later was treated with nonresurfacing in the left knee.



Selective nonresurfacing of the patella in total knee arthroplasty.



Resurfacing of the patella.



Postoperative skyline radiograph showing congruent patellar tracking after the patella was left unresurfaced.



Anteroposterior radiograph of a knee with major preoperative deformity and chronic dislocation of the patella, which has been described as an indication for patellar resurfacing.



Graphic illustration of the increased rate of lateral retinacular release required in knees that were randomized to patellar resurfacing during total knee arthroplasty at our institution.



Decision-making algorithm for patellar resurfacing in total knee arthroplasty used at the London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.



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