CORR Insights^®: How Do Knee Implants Perform Past the Second Decade? Nineteen- to 25-year Followup of the Press-fit Condylar Design TKA

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In the last three decades, TKA has established its position as the gold standard surgical treatment for severe, symptomatic knee osteoarthritis (OA). Although TKA is common procedure, published studies with long-term clinical and radiological followup are few [2, 6]. In register studies, there has been a constant reduction in risk of revision over time [8]. For example, a patient who had an operation in 2000 has a lower risk for revision than the patient who had a similar operation in 1990 with a similar followup time. Challenges with TKA — perhaps even more than THA — are more related to function and patient satisfaction [10]. The number of of TKAs are increasing in developed countries, especially among young patients with primary knee OA [5, 7]. Therefore, there is a clear need for publications with long-term clinical and radiological followup. …