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ISOLATED PATELLAR COMPONENT REVISION [1 record]

Record 1 2000-09-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orthopedic Surgery
CONT

Of the 315 Miller-Galante I (M-GI) TKA performed between 1984 and 1988, 56 knees (18%) developed failure of the metal-backed patella; isolated patellar component revision was performed in 40 (13%) knees. Average time to failure was 5.5 years. Revision consisted of removal of the component, surrounding metallosis, and recementing an all-polyethylene patellar component if bone stock was sufficient.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chirurgie orthopédique

Spanish

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