Data availability
The datasets used and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.
References
Annapareddy A, Mulpur P, Jayakumar T, Kikkuri RR, Suhas Masilamani AB, Vaishya RVR, Reddy AVG (2023) Patella non-resurfacing in primary total knee arthroplasty provides good functional results-a retrospective review of nine thousand three hundred forty six knees. Int Orthop 47(7): 1729-1736
Fan L, Ge Z, Zhang C, Li J, Yu Z, Dang X, Wang K (2015) Circumferential electrocautery of the patella in primary total knee replacement without patellar replacement: a meta-analysis and systematic review. Sci Rep 5:9393
Cao L, Sun K, Yang H, Wang H, Zeng R, Fan H (2021) Influence of patellar morphology classified by Wiberg classification on knee joint function and patellofemoral tracking after total knee arthroplasty without patellar resurfacing. J Arthroplasty 36(9):3148–3153
Budhiparama NC, Hidayat H, Novito K, Utomo DN, Lumban-Gaol I, Nelissen R (2020) Does circumferential patellar denervation result in decreased knee pain and improved patient-reported outcomes in patients undergoing nonresurfaced, simultaneous bilateral TKA? Clin Orthop Relat Res 478(9):2020–2033
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Contributions
Sheng Zhao wrote the article. Caining Wen and Yuanmin Zhang revised the manuscript.
Corresponding author
Ethics declarations
Ethical approval
This article does not contain any studies with human participants or animals performed by any of the authors.
Consent to participate
No consent for participation is required due to no personal data included.
Consent for publication
No consent for publication is required due to no personal data included.
Competing interests
The authors declare no competing interests.
Additional information
Publisher's note
Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Zhao, S., Wen, C. & Zhang, Y. Letter to Editor regarding article “Patella non-resurfacing in primary total knee arthroplasty provides good functional results-a retrospective review of nine thousand three hundred forty six knees”. International Orthopaedics (SICOT) 47, 2615–2616 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00264-023-05900-z
Received:
Accepted:
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00264-023-05900-z