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Controversies

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The minimally invasive approach to surgery is controversial. Proponents believe that the procedure allows the patient to recover quicker. Opponents state that the operation is made more difficult without altering the long term prognosis. They suggest that more technical errors will be made particularly during the "learning curve" when the surgical team is less familiar with the operation.

We still do not know whether cemented or uncemented components last longer in the knee. Most surgeons now cement the tibial component but opinion is divided about the femoral component. Sacrifice of the posterior cruciate is also controversial with some surgeons performing this routinely and others trying to preserve as much normalcy as possible.

Resurfacing the patella is also subject to intense scrutiny. Some studies have suggested that there is no advantage to resurfacing the patella. However, many surgeons continue to do this because resurfacing the patella at a later operation is also a very big operation.

There are many different designs of total knee replacement. All of them were devised to solve an apparant problem. Studying the outcome from one design versus another is expensive, time consuming and unrewarding because designs change frequently and may be withdrawn by the time a good long term study has been done. Many nations, led by Sweden, have set up registries of joint replacements with voluntary or mandatory reporting of the components and techniques used. These registries may yield information about the outcomes of different designs.

Weitz & Luxenberg is no longer accepting new Repicci Knee Replacement cases.


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Controversies Controversies about knee replacements
Learn about the controversies surrounding knee replacement surgery

Pre Op Work Up Knee replacement pre operative work up
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