In vivo comparisons of patellofemoral kinematics before and after ADVANCE® Medial-Pivot total knee arthroplasty

摘要

ADVANCE® Medial-Pivot (MP) (Wright Medical Technology, Arlington, TN, USA) total knee arthroplasty (TKA) was developed to replicate normal tibiofemoral knee joint kinematics, allowing medial-pivot knee motion. The design concept of the prosthesis is unique; therefore, the influence on the patellofemoral knee joint remains unclear at present. The purpose of this study was to determine the in vivo patellofemoral kinematics with ADVANCE® MP TKA and compare them with the pre-operative conditions.