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Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics
Fig. 5 | Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics

Fig. 5

From: No patella resurfacing total knee arthroplasty leads to reduction in the thickness of patellar cartilage to less than half within 5 years: a quantitative longitudinal evaluation using MRI

Fig. 5

Comparative changes in cartilage thickness and functional knee score before surgery and at 1 and 5 years after TKA. The change in cartilage thickness of the patella (central, medial, and lateral facets) and (A) JOA score and (B) Oxford knee score before surgery and at 1 and 5 years after TKA. JOA score, Japanese Orthopedic Association score; TKA, total knee arthroplasty

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