Abstracts Posters SICOT-SOF meeting Gothenburg 2010 _2_

Poster
Topic: Arthroplasty - Knee
Abstract number: 23681
TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY WITH AND WITHOUT PATELLA IMPLANT.
PRELIMINARY RESULTS.
Ana TORRES 1 , Eduardo SOLIS 1 , Angel TORRES 2 , Antonio MURCIA 1
1 Hospital de Cabueñes, Gijon (SPAIN), 2 University of Bournemouth, Gijon (SPAIN)
Introduction: The goals of this study were evaluate the morbidity of this procedure
and analyse the clinical and radiologic results of TKR done with or without a patella
implant. Methods and materials: We performed a prospective study on a sample of
350 knees diagnosed of tricompartimental osteoarthritis and operated between 2001-
2006. The election of replace or not the patella was taken during the surgery, after
checking the patella surface and under the surgeon point of view. The clinical
evaluation was done on the 3, 6, 12, 24 and 48 months after surgery. The statistical
study was done with a p0, 05) were shown. Men (25, 2% of the
patients) had a better range of movements than women (120 º versus 100 º, p= 0,
03). Discussion and conclusions: When there is a symptomatic femoro-patellar
syndrome, a patella implant should be placed. This fact reduces the risk of suffer
chronic knee pain even if the risk of failure, wear off, or damage of the implant
increases.
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