Knee Surg Relat Res.  2012 Dec;24(4):208-213. 10.5792/ksrr.2012.24.4.208.

Results of Total Knee Arthroplasty with NexGen LPS-flex Implant Using Navigation System (Brain Lab): Results with a 5-year Follow-up

• Kang CH
• Lee KJ
• Bae KC
• Cho CH
• Lee SW
• Shin HK
• Lee YK
• Bae JS

• KMID: 2094225
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5792/ksrr.2012.24.4.208

Abstract

PURPOSE
To evaluate the clinical and radiological results of patients that underwent total knee arthroplasty (TKA) with a NexGen LPS-Flex implant using a Navigation system (Brain Lab).
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Between January 2001 and December 2005, 55 knees in 46 patients which used the NexGen LPS-Flex implant with a Navigation system (Brain Lab) for primary TKA were clinically and radiologically evaluated after a minimum follow-up of 5 years. Evaluation included preoperative and postoperative range of motion (ROM), Knee Society Score (KSS), tibio-femoral angle and postoperative complications.
RESULTS
Knee ROM was increased from 118.9degrees preoperatively to 126.9degrees at the last follow up. In addition, the preoperative flexion contracture improved from 6.5degrees to 1.8degrees postoperatively. The mean KSS and functional score were improved from 59.8 and 51.2 to postoperative scores of 86.4 and 85.2 respectively. The rate of appearance of radiolucency in X-ray was 21.8%. One case of superficial skin infection and one case of aseptic loosening were noted as complications but, did not require a revision surgery.
CONCLUSIONS
TKA with NexGen LPS-Flex implant using Navigation system (Brain Lab) showed satisfactory improvement in pain and function, but more long term follow up will be needed to complete verification.

Keyword

Navigation system; NexGen; Total knee arthroplasty

MeSH Terms

Arthroplasty
Contracture
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Knee
Range of Motion, Articular
Skin