Fixation of the millennium: the knee.
review · Level V
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Abstract
Current reports of noncemented fixation for total knee arthroplasty show that fixation of the components is durable for 20 years. Noncemented fixation may be preferable in patients <60 years old. In revision total knee arthroplasty, cemented stems are preferable in patients >70 years old.
Medical subject headings
- Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
Anatomy
- knee