Implant survivorship for cementless TKA was comparable to the current gold st and ard cemented TKAs
Cementless  total knee arthroplasty ( TKA )  has had limited use in the United States , however , recent reports have demonstrated promising results , but there has been no meta- analysis to examine these outcomes in the past 5 years .
Hydroxyapatite-coated, cementless total knee replacement in patients aged 75 years and over.
We have carried out a prospect i ve study comparing the results at five years in patients older than 75 years of age undergoing hydroxyapatite-coated , cementless total knee replacement ( TKR ) with those who were younger . The Knee Society clinical rating scores were recorded before and after operation . Of 559 patients undergoing TKR , 135 were in the elderly age group . The knee scores at five years or more showed comparable results , with patients under 75 years of age reaching a score of 183 and those aged 75 years or over reaching 174 . These differences were predominantly due to the functional component of the score . We conclude that elderly patients do just as well as the younger group using this prosthesis
Implant survivorship for cementless TKA was comparable to the current gold st and ard cemented TKAs
Cementless  total knee arthroplasty ( TKA )  has had limited use in the United States , however , recent reports have demonstrated promising results , but there has been no meta- analysis to examine these outcomes in the past 5 years .