We suggest that these easily identifiable predictors present on admission can be used to identify patients at high risk and guide management by a multidisciplinary team. Cite this article: Bone Joint J 2017;99-B:116-21.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the early functional outcome and survivorship of a bicompartmental knee arthroplasty implant (Journey-Deuce) in a cohort of patients with combined medial and patellofemoral degenerative osteoarthritis. Fifteen patients with a mean age of 57 years were followed up prospectively and evaluated with clinical examination, Oxford knee score and radiology imaging. Poor pain scores, concerns about the tibial fixation, early aseptic loosening of the tibial component and a revision rate of 60 % at a minimum follow-up of 54 months are reported. Implantation of this prosthesis was stopped at our institution well before the first revision due to an unfavourable early clinical response. This was further endorsed by an unacceptable revision rate. The outcome of the Journey-Deuce bicompartmental knee replacement was considerably worse than the published outcome of total knee replacement.
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