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The evolving incidence and reasons for re-operation after fixed-bearing PCL retaining total knee arthroplasty.

R D Scott
Published in: The Journal of bone and joint surgery. British volume (2013)
PCL retaining fixed-bearing TKA is a highly successful operation with the need for more surgery occurring at the rate of approximately 0.4% per year over the first 27 years. The most common cause for revision surgery is related to polyethylene insert failure and accounts for approximately 50% of re-operations. Late metastatic infection is the next most frequent cause followed by patellar problems, late instability and component loosening in decreasing frequency. A myriad of rare miscellaneous problems can also occur.
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