Abstract: Introduction: Conventional fixed-bearing knee prostheses have been proved to be clinically successful in elderly individuals with low activity levels. Polyethylene wear and loosening remain important problems with current fixed-bearing knee prostheses. In mobile-bearing knee prosthesis rotation of polyethylene insert is allowed and the contact area of the articular surface can be greatly increased and there can be a consequent reduction in contact stresses, and decreased polyethylene wear and there is decreased constraint forces at the bone and tibial prosthesis interface leading to decreased loosening. The objective of this study were to assess the clinical outcome of the procedure, to assess the complication rate of bearing dislocation associated with mobile bearing prosthesis, to compare our results with those of other similar studies and to compare the results of the study with those of fixed bearing prosthesis done earlier in our institute.
Materials and Methods: This prospective study involved 30 total knee arthroplasties which were performed on 20 patients using Low Contact Stress (LCS) prosthesis. The patients were assessed pre-operatively and pos-operatively clinically and radiologicallyat each visit and also using the Knee Society Rating System. The Depuy (Johnson & Johnson) LCS total knee arthroplasty was used in this study.
Results: Total of 30 total knee arthroplasties were performed using low contact stress prosthesis in 20 patients. The mean post-operative knee society knee and function scores in the present study were 89.2 (range, 73-97) and 87 (range, 75-100), at mean follow-up period of 16 months. Our study has shown excellent results in 26 knees and good results in 4 knees.
Conclusion: LCS prosthesis TKR showed excellent clinical outcome with excellent improvement in the pain relief scores, this study was comparable with other studies and those of studies on total knee replacement with fixed bearing prosthesis performed earlier in the same institute.
