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Table 2 Surgical information—all revisions

From: Impact of time to revision total knee arthroplasty on outcomes following aseptic failure

Variable

Early revisions (n = 199)

Late revisions (n = 271)

P-value

Type of revision [n (%)]a

0.071

 Full

95 (47.7)

158 (58.3)

 Femoral

21 (10.6)

13 (4.8)

 Tibial

24 (12.1)

29 (10.7)

 Liner

48 (24.1)

55 (20.3)

 Patellar

11 (5.5)

15 (5.9)

Reason for revision [n (%)]a

< 0.001*

 Arthrofibrosis/stiffness/ankylosis

53 (26.6)

26 (9.6)

 Aseptic loosening

52 (26.1)

124 (45.8)

 Component malpositioning

8 (4.0)

6 (2.2)

 Extensor mechanism/patellar clunk

11 (5.5)

4 (1.5)

 Periprosthetic fracture

8 (4.0)

7 (2.6)

 Implant failure

4 (2.0)

10 (3.7)

 Instability/dislocation

57 (28.6)

71 (26.2)

 Liner wear

1 (0.5

17 (6.3)

 Nickel metal allergy

5 (2.5)

3 (1.1)

 Patellofemoral osteoarthritis

5 (2.5)

3 (1.1)

 Osteolysis

0 (0.0)

2 (0.7)

Surgical time [mean minutes (SD)]b

103.93 (44.66)

119.20 (51.94)

0.001*

  1. Categorical variables analyzed by Chi square test (a), where appropriate; continuous variables analyzed by Independent Samples T-Test (b)
  2. *p < 0.01