Evidence about the Biomet Vanguard Total Knee Replacement | Which Medical Device
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The 11th Annual NJR report contains data relating to 1.6 million arthroplasty procedures.
Credits: National Joint Registry of England and Wales
Credits: PubMed: J Arthroplasty. 2013 May 20. pii: S0883-5403(13)00311-2. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2013.04.018. [Epub ahead of print]
The authors describe early failure of the uncemented tibial Vanguard component in a small series of 14 patients.
Credits: Bone Joint J 2013 vol. 95-B no. SUPP 15 103
Credits: PubMed: J Arthroplasty. 2013 May 20. pii: S0883-5403(13)00311-2.
This paper shows a difference between knee types in the "no thumb test" for patello-femoral tracking. Free Text Link.
Credits: Clin Orthop Surg. 2011 Dec;3(4):274-8
Credits: PubMed: Int Orthop. 2012 Dec;36(12):2465-71
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