Range of motion of standard and high-flexion cruciate retaining total knee prostheses

J Arthroplasty. 2009 Aug;24(5):674-80. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2008.02.015. Epub 2008 Jun 4.

Abstract

Recently, use of high-flexion design was introduced in cruciate-retaining (CR) total knee prostheses. The purpose of this study was to prospectively compare the ranges of motion (ROMs) of 89 knees with standard and 87 knees with high-flexion CR total knee prostheses. Differences in age, gender, diagnosis, preoperative ROM of the knee, and Knee Society Score between the 2 groups were not statistically significant. At 12-month follow-up, average ROM was 112.0 degrees +/- 12.6 degrees for standard, and 115.3 degrees +/- 13.4 degrees for high-flexion CR prosthesis (P = .101). To our knowledge, this is the first report on the ROM with the high-flexion CR total knee prosthesis. Using the technique of anterior referencing for femoral component sizing and using a fixed 7 degrees slope for the tibial component, we found no significant differences between groups with regard to ROM, clinical, or radiographic parameters.

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Arthritis / surgery*
  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / instrumentation*
  • Biomechanical Phenomena
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Knee Prosthesis*
  • Male
  • Prospective Studies
  • Prosthesis Design
  • Range of Motion, Articular*