Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics
C.R. Wheeless MD
Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics
Karpinski-MR; Grimer-RJ
Clin-Orthop. 1987 Jul(220): 185-91
Fifty-two Stanmore hinged knee replacements were used as revision
arthroplasties for failed arthroplasties. The patients were followed
for a mean of 44.7 months. On clinical examination, 23% had good, 48%
fair, and 29% poor results. Worst results were achieved when revising
bulkier or more constrained primary knee joints. Two patients
exhibited radiologic evidence of loosening, but at the latest
follow-up examination no patients had clinical evidence of loosening.
There was an infection rate of 4%. In view of the poor results and
the advent of a new generation of knee arthroplasty devices, hinged
knee implants may have only a limited place in revision arthroplasty.
Karpinski-MR; Grimer-RJ
Clin-Orthop. 1987 Jul(220): 185-91
Fifty-two Stanmore hinged knee replacements were used as revision
arthroplasties for failed arthroplasties. The patients were followed
for a mean of 44.7 months. On clinical examination, 23% had good, 48%
fair, and 29% poor results. Worst results were achieved when revising
bulkier or more constrained primary knee joints. Two patients
exhibited radiologic evidence of loosening, but at the latest
follow-up examination no patients had clinical evidence of loosening.
There was an infection rate of 4%. In view of the poor results and
the advent of a new generation of knee arthroplasty devices, hinged
knee implants may have only a limited place in revision arthroplasty.