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Results of a single total knee prosthesis compared with multiple joint replacement in the lower limb

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We present the clinical results of total knee replacement (TKR) in 133 patients who had two or more major joints of the lower limbs replaced, and compare them to the outcome in 406 patients with an isolated TKR. 383 patients had osteoarthritis (OA) and 136 had rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and these were assessed separately. A meniscal bearing prosthesis was used. The functional score was high and there was no statistically significant difference in the incidence of complications between the two groups.

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On présente les résultats cliniques de l’arthroplastie totale du genou sur 133 patients qui ont dû se faire remplacer deux ou trois articulations des membres inférieurs, en comparaison aux résultats de 406 patients qui ont subi une simple arthroplastie du genou. 383 patients souffraient d’arthrose et 136 de rhumatisme et ont été examinés séparemment. La prothèse du genou était du type menisceal bearing. Le score fonctionnel était élevé dans tous les groupes. Il n’y avait pas de différence statistiquement importante du pourcentage des complications post-opératoires entre les deux groupes.

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Accepted: 28 November 1999

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Papanikolaou, A., Droulias, K., Nikolaides, A. et al. Results of a single total knee prosthesis compared with multiple joint replacement in the lower limb. International Orthopaedics SICOT 24, 80–82 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002640000121

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