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Table 2 Summary of previous trials comparing patient-reported outcome measures between patellar resurfacing (PR) and nonresurfacing (NPR)

From: Is the patient aware of the difference between resurfaced and nonresurfaced patella after bilateral total knee arthroplasty? A systematic review of simultaneous bilateral randomized trials

Author

Anterior knee

Global knee pain

Side preference

Satisfaction

Burnett et al. [30]

No difference

No difference

PR 37%/same 41%/NPR 22%

No difference

Enis et al. [6]

N/P

N/P

PR 45%/same 40%/NPR 15%

No difference

Smith et al. [31]

AKP in 31%

(PR = NPR in 25%, NPR > PR in 6%)

No difference

N/P

No difference

Ha et al. [32]

PR: NPR = 3 (5%): 14 (23%) (P < 0.001)

N/P

PR 47%/same 46%/NPR 7%

N/P

Koh et al. [15]

No difference

No difference

PR 47%/same 8%/NPR 45%

N/P

Dong et al. [33]

N/P

N/P

PR 27%/same 52%/NPR 21%

N/P

  1. PR patellar resurfacing, NPR nonresurfacing, N/P not presented