How long does a knee replacement last? A systematic review and meta-analysis of case series and national registry reports with more than 15 years of follow-up

• Published in: The Lancet (British edition) Vol. 393; no. 10172; pp. 655 - 663
• Main Authors: Evans, Jonathan T, Walker, Robert W, Evans, Jonathan P, Blom, Ashley W, Sayers, Adrian, Whitehouse, Michael R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 16.02.2019; Elsevier Limited; Elsevier
• Subjects: Arthritis; Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee - adverse effects; Biocompatibility; Biomedical materials; Data processing; Evidence-based medicine; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Joint surgery; Joints (anatomy); Knee; Medical prognosis; Meta-analysis; Osteoarthritis; Osteoarthritis, Knee - surgery; Patients; Prosthesis Failure; Registries; Reoperation; Surgical implants; Survival; Systematic review; Time Factors; Sweden; United Kingdom > UK; Isle of Man; Wales; Finland; England; Australia; Northern Ireland

Knee replacements are the mainstay of treatment for end-stage osteoarthritis and are effective. Given time, all knee replacements will fail and knowing when this failure might happen is important. We aimed to establish how long a knee replacement lasts. In this systematic review and meta-analysis, w...