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Evidence summaries

Patient Outcomes Following Tricompartmental Total Knee Replacement

Tricompartmental knee replacement may be a safe and effective procedure. Level of evidence: "C"

A systematic review 1 including 130 studies with a total of 9 879 subjects was abstracted in DARE. 4 studies used a clinical trial design, 53 were prospective cohort studies, 77 historical studies, and 20 studies were of undetermined design. Across all studies, the typical patient experienced a 100% improvement in global knee-rating score, mean value 44.0, and 89.3% of patients were reported to have good or excellent outcomes (mean follow-up of 4.1 years). The overall rate of revision was 3.8 during a mean follow-up of 4.1 years.

    References

    • Callahan CM, Drake BG, Heck DA, Dittus RS. Patient outcomes following tricompartmental total knee replacement. A meta-analysis. JAMA 1994 May 4;271(17):1349-57. [PubMed][DARE]

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