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No substantial increase in ROM with high-flexion implants in TKA
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No substantial increase in ROM with high-flexion implants in TKA
J Arthroplasty. 2015 Apr;30(4):573-9
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H Fu J Wang W Zhang T Cheng X Zhang

10 randomized controlled trials were included in this meta-analysis comparing range of motion between high-flexion knee prostheses and standard prostheses in posterior-stabilized total knee arthroplasty. Pooled results demonstrated no differences in postoperative range of flexion, clinical scores, quality of life scores, or complication rates between the two device types. In a sub-group analysis of NexGen devices, a statistically significant increase of 1.69 degrees for range of flexion was observed in favour of the high-flex device.

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OrthoEvidence. No substantial increase in ROM with high-flexion implants in TKA. ACE Report. 2015;5(6):6. Available from: https://myorthoevidence.com/AceReport/Report/

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