Do patients really gain outcome benefits when using the high-flex knee prostheses in total knee arthroplasty? A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
meta_analysis · Level I
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to undertake a meta-analysis to evaluate whether patients really gain outcome benefits when using the high-flex (HF) prostheses in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) compared with standard (STD) implants. Only randomized controlled trials were included in this meta-analysis. After searching PubMed, Embase, Wed of Science and Cochrane Library, 1042 papers were identified and 18 trials were finally eligible for meta-analysis including 2069 knees (1906 patients). We found no statistically significant difference between the two designs in terms of ROM, knee scores (KSS, HSS, WOMAC, and SF-36), patients' satisfaction and complications. Hence there is currently no evidence to confirm that the use of high-flex prostheses in short-term is superior to the standard prostheses after total knee arthroplasty.
Medical subject headings
- Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
- Knee Prosthesis
Anatomy
- knee