RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PATELLAR HEIGHT AND RANGE OF MOTION AFTER TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY

To evaluate whether, after total knee arthroplasty, there is any correlation between patellar height and range of motion (ROM) achieved by patients six months after the operation. Methods: Forty-five patients who underwent total knee arthroplasty were assessed at least 12 months after the operation...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Júnior, Lúcio Honório de Carvalho, Soares, Luiz Fernando Machado, Gonçalves, Matheus Braga Jacques, Pereira, Marcelo Lobo, Lessa, Rodrigo Rosa, Costa, Lincoln Paiva
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2015
Materias:
Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4799296/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27027029
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2255-4971(15)30253-6
Descripción
Sumario:To evaluate whether, after total knee arthroplasty, there is any correlation between patellar height and range of motion (ROM) achieved by patients six months after the operation. Methods: Forty-five patients who underwent total knee arthroplasty were assessed at least 12 months after the operation (total of 54 knees). The maximum and minimum ROM of all the knees was recorded under fluoroscopy, along with patellar height according to the Blackburne and Peel ratio. Two possible correlations were evaluated: patellar height and ROM; and patellar height and ROM variation from before to after the operation. Results: A correlation was found between patellar height and postoperative ROM (p = 0.04). There was no correlation between patellar height and ROM variation (p = 0.182). Conclusion: After total knee arthroplasty, the lower the patella is, the worse the ROM is.

Ejemplares similares