Total knee arthroplasty in patients 40 years and younger

Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a procedure with excellent clinical results in older patients with a primary diagnosis of osteoarthritis. Many younger patients undergo unicompartmental or high tibial osteotomy rather than TKA, but are not always good candidates for these joint-preserving procedures...

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Published inThe Journal of knee surgery Vol. 25; no. 1; p. 65
Main Authors Mont, Michael A, Sayeed, Siraj A, Osuji, Obi, Johnson, Aaron J, Naziri, Qais, Delanois, Ronald E, Bonutti, Peter M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Germany 01.03.2012
Subjects
Adult
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
Female
Humans
Male
Osteoarthritis, Knee - surgery
Retrospective Studies
Treatment Outcome
Young Adult
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Summary:Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a procedure with excellent clinical results in older patients with a primary diagnosis of osteoarthritis. Many younger patients undergo unicompartmental or high tibial osteotomy rather than TKA, but are not always good candidates for these joint-preserving procedures. The purpose of this study was to review the outcomes of patients 40 years of age and under who underwent TKA. We identified 33 patients (38 knees) who were 40 years of age or less at the time of surgery. These patients had a mean age of 36 years (range, 23 to 40 years), and were followed for a mean of 49 months (range, 16 to 101 months). The survival rate in the study cohort was 97%. For the young patient who is not a candidate for other types of joint preserving procedures, in the senior authors' experience total knee arthroplasties have performed well.
ISSN:1538-8506
DOI:10.1055/s-0031-1299667