Residual Pain After Successful Implant of Metaphyseal Sleeves in Total Knee Arthroplasty

Residual Pain After Successful Implant of Metaphyseal Sleeves in Total Knee Arthroplasty: a Case Series of 50 Patients With Long-term Follow-up

: Total knee revision arthroplasty is increasing in daily practice and will become more relevant in the years to come. Bone loss is a significant challenge in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) especially in revision procedures. Metaphyseal sleeves are widely used to bypass bone loss and improve stability. This study aims to report the results of primary and revision TKA (R-TKA) using metaphyseal sleeves.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients were included if they were older than 18 years and underwent a primary or revision TKA using cement-less metaphyseal sleeves, performed by the same senior surgeon

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients were excluded from the final analysis if they did not have 18 months of minimum follow-up and if they were lost to the final control.