Patellar Denervation Reduces Postoperative Anterior Knee Pain After Patellar Resurfacing Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Randomized Controlled Trial
สาธิต เที่ยงวิทยาพร*, Pitch Tangtrakul, Natthapong Hongku, Revit Tunyasuwanakul
Department of Orthopaedics, Faculty of Medicine Vajira Hospital, Navamindradhiraj University, Dusit, Bangkok, Thailand
บทคัดย่อ

Background: The benefit of patellar denervation (PD) in patellar resurfacing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is still debatable. This prospective, randomized controlled trial investigated whether circumferential PD should be performed in patellar resurfacing TKA.

Methods: A total of 241 patients who underwent unilateral TKA were randomized into PD or non-PD groups. Incidence, intensity, and presentation time of anterior knee pain (AKP) and clinical outcomes were evaluated at 3, 6, 9, 12, 18, and 24 months postoperatively.

Results: The incidence of AKP was significantly lower in the PD group (6.4% vs 16.2%, P = .032). The intensity of AKP and patient satisfaction scores were significantly better in the PD group at 3 months but not after 3 months. The presentation time of AKP mostly occurs at 3 months after surgery. The Knee Society score, range of motion, Oxford score, patellar score, activity of daily living score, and visual analog scale of overall knee pain were not significantly different between the two groups during the follow-up period.

Conclusion: Given that PD can improve AKP and patient satisfaction at an early period postoperatively without jeopardizing clinical outcomes at no additional cost, this inexpensive procedure readily available in nearly every operation room is strongly recommended during primary TKA with patellar resurfacing.

 
ที่มา
The Journal of Arthroplasty ปี 2564, April ปีที่: 36 ฉบับที่ 4 หน้า 1295-1301
คำสำคัญ
Total knee arthroplasty, Patellar resurfacing, Anterior knee pain, circumferential denervation, patellar denervation