Total Knee Arthroplasty Followed – Up 8 Years
Clinical Medicine And Health Research Journal,
Vol. 3 No. 2 (2023),
8 March 2023
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Page 326-328
https://doi.org/10.18535/cmhrj.v3i02.150
A female 62 years old, with late osteoarthritis of left knee was performed a Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA). Cemented femoral and tibial components; removal of patellar osteophytes. Knee valgus 30, sacrifice PCL (Posterior Cruciate Ligament). First 3-month follow-up: no infection, no dislocation, range of motion: 0/0/900, walk no pain, knee score: 90/100. 8-year follow-up : walk, slight run no pain; range of motion: 0/0/1000; knee score evaluated excellent: 95/100. The functional final outcome of this case is a superiority illustration of Total Knee Arthroplasty for the osteoarthitis, especially in the late stage.