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SUBMITTER: Aunan E
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4812078 | biostudies-literature | 2016
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Aunan Eirik E Næss Grethe G Clarke-Jenssen John J Sandvik Leiv L Kibsgård Thomas Johan TJ
Acta orthopaedica 20151105 2
<h4>Background and purpose</h4>Recent research on outcomes after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) has raised the question of the ability of traditional outcome measures to distinguish between treatments. We compared functional outcomes in patients undergoing TKA with and without patellar resurfacing, using the knee injury and osteoarthritis outcome score (KOOS) as the primary outcome and 3 traditional outcome measures as secondary outcomes.<h4>Patients and methods</h4>129 knees in 115 patients (mea ...[more]