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Table 3

Literature investigate stem performance in RTKA.

Literature Number of RTKA Stem type Follow-up/years Radiolucency Re-revision for loosening
Stem alone
This study 224 110 SS 4.3 19 knees 5 knees
124 LS 5.2 24 knees 6 knees
Lachiewicz and Soileau [17] 58 SS 5 8 knees with pathological No
Mabry et al. [18] 70 SS 10 13 knees with variable degrees of pathological 4 knees
Whaley et al. [19] 38 16 SS 10 3 knees with pathological 1 knee
22 LS
Kim and Kim [20] 114 LS 7.2 3 knees with pathological 3 knees
Stem + zone II (metaphyseal) fixation
Shichman et al. [21] 84 tibias Stem + cone 2.7 No No
Jacquet et al. [22] 66 Stem + cone 9.3 No
Piuzzi et al. [23] 179 Stem + cone 1.9 No

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