Summary
Sheehan total knee arthroplasty was carried out in 405 knees at two centres. The patients were followed up from two to eleven years. The clinical results were assessed, the complications documented and the influence of specific factors on the result was evaluated. The principal complications arose from the patella and the femorotibial articulation. The low rate of loosening and the achievement of satisfactory alignment lead the authors to support the concept of a long stem.
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Dans deux services la prothèse totale de genou de Sheehan a été mise en place 405 fois. Les opérés ont été suivis de 2 à 11 ans. On a évalué les résultats cliniques, précisé les complications et estimé l'influence sur le résultat de facteurs spécifiques. Les principales complications sont survenues au niveau de la rotule et de l'articulation fémorotibiale. Le petit nombre de descellements et l'obtention d'axes corrects incitent les auteurs à soutenir le principe des tiges prothètiques longues.
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Krugluger, J., Zenz, P., Parzer, R. et al. Longterm analysis of Sheehan total knee arthroplasty. International Orthopaedics 15, 149–154 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00179716
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