Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Rothman Institute Conference Posters
Is Further Treatment Necessary for Patellar Crepitus After Total Knee Arthroplasty
Articles 1 - 1 of 1
Full-Text Articles in Medicine and Health Sciences
Is Further Treatment Necessary For Patellar Crepitus After Total Knee Arthroplasty?, Bo-Hyun Hwang, Md, Chang-Hyun Nam, Md, Kwang-Am Jung, Md, Alvin Ong, Md, Su-Chan Lee, Md
Is Further Treatment Necessary For Patellar Crepitus After Total Knee Arthroplasty?, Bo-Hyun Hwang, Md, Chang-Hyun Nam, Md, Kwang-Am Jung, Md, Alvin Ong, Md, Su-Chan Lee, Md
Rothman Institute Conference Posters
Introduction:
- Posterior-stabilized (PS) TKA that sacrifice the cruciate ligaments improves pain and function in patients with advanced osteoarthritis.
- Patellar crepitus appears to be due to a spectrum of peripatellar fibrosynovial formations and is usually encountered after PS-TKA, which uniquely has an intercondylar box to accept the tibial post.
- Symptoms of patellar crepitus occur most commonly during terminal knee extension and occur usually from 3 to 9 months after PS-TKA, and in some cases, this phenomenon is symptomatic enough to warrant an arthroscopic procedure or open arthrotomy.
- The development of patellar crepitus after PS-TKA appears related to many factors such as …