The primary objective of the study is to determine the function outcome and survivorship of patellofemoral replacement. The secondary aim is to find the determinants of successful/poor outcome. This retrospective study involved 45 patients who underwent AVON patellofemoral replacement between January 2015 to December 2020 with the minimal follow-up off for 12 months. The functional outcome was measured using Oxford Knee score (OKS), EuroQol five dimension (EQ-5D). IWANO and Kellgren-Lawrence classification was used to analyse radiographs. To identify determinants of outcome, the following subgroups the presence or absence of normal alignment, tibiofemoral arthritis, trochlear dysplasia and previous surgery. Complications and revision rates were also recorded.Abstract
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