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  • Title: Isolated metal-backed patellar component revision following total knee arthroplasty.
    Author: Chan WH, Yeo SJ, Lee BP, Tay BK, Tan SK.
    Journal: Singapore Med J; 1998 Jul; 39(7):303-5. PubMed ID: 9885691.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Twenty-two consecutive revisions for failed metal-backed patellar components following total knee arthroplasty in 17 patients were retrospectively reviewed. All had similar total condylar knee prosthesis inserted with retention of the posterior cruciate ligament and resurfacing of the patella with a metal-backed component. There were 3 male and 14 female patients. RESULTS: The mean time to failure of the patellar component was 60 months (range 26 to 93 months). The majority of patients presented with metallic crepitus (86.4%) and knee pain (72.7%). At surgery, full thickness polyethylene wear exposing the metal-backing was present in 81.8% with surface damage of the femoral components present in 40.9%. All 22 cases underwent successful isolated patellar component revision with all polyethylene patellar components. CONCLUSION: Resurfacing of the patella in total knee arthroplasty with metal-backed patellar components carries a significant risk of early failure and the use of these components is no longer practised at our institution.
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