Online ISSN: 2515-8260

A hospital-based outcome assessment of Primary TKR in Severe fixed flexion deformity of knee compared with TKR in knees without fixed flexion deformity (FFD): A comparative study

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1Dr. Anurag Chandrakar, 2Dr. Shashimant Chavan and 3Dr. Rupesh Kumar Gupta

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Aim: The aim of the present study was to know the functional outcome of Primary TKR in Severe fixed flexion deformity of knee compared with TKR in knees without fixed flexion deformity (FFD). Methods: This was a prospective study of the Department of Orthopaedics, Shri Shankaracharya Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, India for the period of 1 year. Patients with and without severe flexion deformity of knees underwent primary TKR. Total of 120 knees were taken for the study with 90 with FFD of more than 30 degree and 30 were without FFD which were kept as a control. This study includes both inflammatory and non-inflammatory arthritis.

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