TY - JOUR
T1 - Role of the posterior cruciate ligament in total knee arthroplasty.
AU - Pagnano, M. W.
AU - Cushner, F. D.
AU - Scott, W. N.
PY - 1998
Y1 - 1998
N2 - Since the introduction of condylar knee designs, total knee arthroplasty has become a remarkably successful and durable procedure. Improvements in instrumentation systems, fixation, and patellar resurfacing have been widely applied and have made total knee arthroplasty a reproducible procedure. The appropriate role for the posterior cruciate ligament in total knee arthroplasty, however, continues to be debated. Proponents of both cruciate substitution and cruciate retention can point to excellent clinical and radiographic results in the literature with knee designs of both types. Recent research findings in the areas of biomechanics, histology, and gait analysis, combined with refinements in intraoperative technique, have further sharpened the focus of the posterior cruciate ligament debate.
AB - Since the introduction of condylar knee designs, total knee arthroplasty has become a remarkably successful and durable procedure. Improvements in instrumentation systems, fixation, and patellar resurfacing have been widely applied and have made total knee arthroplasty a reproducible procedure. The appropriate role for the posterior cruciate ligament in total knee arthroplasty, however, continues to be debated. Proponents of both cruciate substitution and cruciate retention can point to excellent clinical and radiographic results in the literature with knee designs of both types. Recent research findings in the areas of biomechanics, histology, and gait analysis, combined with refinements in intraoperative technique, have further sharpened the focus of the posterior cruciate ligament debate.
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U2 - 10.5435/00124635-199805000-00006
DO - 10.5435/00124635-199805000-00006
M3 - Review article
C2 - 9682080
AN - SCOPUS:0032059235
SN - 1067-151X
VL - 6
SP - 176
EP - 187
JO - The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
JF - The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
IS - 3
ER -