Retention versus sacrifice of the posterior cruciate ligament in total knee replacement for treatment of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis

• Published in: Cochrane database of systematic reviews no. 4; p. CD004803
• Main Authors: Jacobs, W C H, Clement, D J, Wymenga, A B
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 19.10.2005
• Subjects: Arthritis, Rheumatoid - surgery; Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee - methods; Humans; Osteoarthritis, Knee - surgery; Posterior Cruciate Ligament - surgery; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Range of Motion, Articular

The functional and clinical results to support the choice whether or not to retain the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) during total knee arthroplasty have not been gathered and analysed so far. There are at least some trials showing no difference. To identify the difference in functional, clinical...