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30/this part of total knee replacement. Literature is supportive of both opinions. A higher number of implant complications was observed after patella replacement, especially with early designs of implants (4, 10). Re operations due to patellar problems were, on the other hand, much more common in patients with unresurfaced patella (18). Use of patella replacement in selected cases has been suggested (9, 12) but indications for selective patellar surface replacement are not well-established or proven and anterior
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