Total knee arthroplasty in young patients: Factors predictive of aseptic failure in the 2nd-4th decade.

Camus, Tristan; Long, William J · J Orthop · 2018

retrospective_cohort · Level III

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Abstract

In a recently published article we reviewed our long term outcomes of TKA in young patients (<55) with end stage OA. The purpose of this study was to identify what additional factors may predict aseptic failure in these young patients. A retrospective review of all patients in our young TKA database was performed, and included failure only for mechanical wear and loosening. The IB-II prosthesis, a thin polyethylene (<9 mm), and higher Knee Society functional class at midterm follow-up was associated with higher failure rate. This study helps better identify the etiology of failed young patient TKA.

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