Should the patella be resurfaced at total knee replacement?
expert_opinion · Level V
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Abstract
Total knee replacement (TKR) presumably is replacement of the total knee articular surface. Sometimes it is and sometimes it is not. It is this author's firm conviction that the patella should be resurfaced in the vast majority of cases. Such advocacy must be critically justified and the potential drawbacks and alternatives examined.
Anatomy
- knee