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Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume, Vol 86-B, Issue 6, 813-817.
doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.86B6.14708  
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Medium-term results with a primary cemented rotating-hinge total knee replacement

A 7- TO 15-YEAR FOLLOW-UP

G. Petrou, MD, Consultant; H. Petrou, MD, Registrar; C. Tilkeridis, MD, Senior House Officer; T. Stavrakis, MD, Senior Registrar; T. Kapetsis, MD, Registrar; N. Kremmidas, MD, Registrar; and M. Gavras, MD, Registrar

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, A. Fleming General Hospital, 25 Martiou Str. No. 14, Melissia TT 15127, Athens, Greece.

Correspondence should be sent to Dr G. Petrou.

We reviewed 100 cemented Endo-model rotating-hinge (Waldemar Link GMBH & Co, Hamburg, Germany) total knee replacements in 80 patients with a mean age of 70 years (56 to 85) at a mean post-operative follow-up of 11 years (7 to 15).

Good or excellent results were seen in 91% of knees and survival at 15 years was 96.1%. There were two deep infections, one dislocation and one supracondylar fracture. There were no peri-operative deaths and there was no loosening, malalignment, migration or wear.

We consider this prosthesis to be ideally suited for the replacement of the deformed knee when the use of an unconstrained design may be questionable.






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