ARTHROPLASTY
No clinical change for PCL sacrifice vs retention in TKA
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Acta Orthop. 2015 Apr;86(2):195-201.
Posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) retention or sacrifice was compared in 20 studies. A total of 2347 knees from 1877 patients were considered. Statistically significant differences in postoperative flexion and KSS scores were observed in favor of sacrifice, however these differences did not reach clinical significance. Due to the lack of patient-important differences between these treatments neither can be recommended over the other.
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