Question · asked by 1 review
Posterior cruciate ligament retention vs posterior stabilised sacrifice: Health related quality of life measures and functional measures with validated instruments (WOMAC, range 0‐100, higher scores indicate worse pain, stiffness and functional limitations)
- Population
- Patients receiving total knee arthroplasty with or without posterior stabilised design for the treatment of osteoarthritis
- Intervention
- Posterior cruciate ligament retention
- Comparison
- posterior stabilised sacrifice
- Outcome
- Health related quality of life measures and functional measures with validated instruments (WOMAC, range 0‐100, higher scores indicate worse pain, stiffness and functional limitations)
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Posterior cruciate ligament retention vs posterior stabilised sacrifice Health related quality of life measures and functional measures with validated instruments (WOMAC, range 0‐100, higher scores indicate worse pain, stiffness and functional limitations) · Patients receiving total knee arthroplasty with or without posterior stabilised design for the treatment of… Retention versus sacrifice of the posterior cruciate ligament in total knee arthroplasty for treating… (2013) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | no estimate extracted | Not reported | Low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retention versus sacrifice of the posterior cruciate ligament in total knee arthroplasty for treating osteoarthritis 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
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