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Meta-Analysis
. 2022 Feb;30(2):638-651.
doi: 10.1007/s00167-020-06358-x. Epub 2020 Nov 27.

Medial stabilised total knee arthroplasty achieves comparable clinical outcomes when compared to other TKA designs: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the current literature

Sohail Nisar  1   2 , Kashif Ahmad  3 , Jeya Palan  4 , Hemant Pandit  5   6 , Bernard van Duren  5   6
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Meta-Analysis

Medial stabilised total knee arthroplasty achieves comparable clinical outcomes when compared to other TKA designs: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the current literature

Sohail Nisar et al. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2022 Feb.

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis to compare clinical and patient-reported outcome measures of medially stabilised (MS) TKA when compared to other TKA designs.

Methods: The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses algorithm was used. The Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, MEDLINE, EMBASE, and EMCARE databases were searched to June 2020. Studies with a minimum of 12 months of follow-up comparing an MS TKA design to any other TKA design were included. The statistical analysis was completed using Review Manager (RevMan), Version 5.3.

Results: The 22 studies meeting the inclusion criteria included 3011 patients and 4102 TKAs. Overall Oxford Knee Scores were significantly better (p = 0.0007) for MS TKA, but there was no difference in the Forgotten Joint Scores (FJS), Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC), Knee Society Score (KSS)-Knee, KSS-Function, and range of motion between MS and non-MS TKA designs. Significant differences were noted for sub-group analyses; MS TKA showed significantly worse KSS-Knee (p = 0.02) and WOMAC (p = 0.03) scores when compared to Rotating Platform (RP) TKA while significantly better FJS (p = 0.002) and KSS-knee scores (p = 0.0001) when compared to cruciate-retaining (CR) TKA.

Conclusion: This review and meta-analysis show that MS TKA designs result in both patient and clinical outcomes that are comparable to non-MS implants. These results suggest implant design alone may not provide further improvement in patient outcome following TKA, surgeons must consider other factors, such as alignment to achieve superior outcomes.

Level of evidence: III.

Keywords: Medial pivoting; Medial stabilised; Total knee arthroplasty; Total knee replacement.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper. Professor Pandit is a National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Senior Investigator. Mr van Duren is a BRC-NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer. Mr Nisar is a NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow. The views expressed in this article are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the BRC, NIHR, or the Department of Health and Social Care.

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Prisma flow diagram giving an overview of the literature search & review
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Forest plot and  GRADE Assessment for FJS, OKS, KSS-Knee, KSS-Function, WOMAC and ROM values of medial stabilised vs. non-medial stabilised cohorts. SD standard deviation, CI confidence interval, CR cruciate retaining, PS posterior stabilising, RP rotating platform. NB: PS1 & PS2 represent 2 cohorts of PS designs in a single study [34]. Red = RCT, Green = Prospective Cohort Study, Blue = Retrospective Cohort Study
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