The controversy of patellar resurfacing in total knee arthroplasty: Ibisne in medio tutissimus?
Early arthroplasty designs were associated with a high level of anterior knee pain as they failed to cater for the patello-femoral joint. Patellar resurfacing was heralded as the saviour safeguarding patient satisfaction and success but opinion on its necessity has since deeply divided the scientifi...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Springer-Verlag
2012
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3378836/ |