Infrapatellar Fat Pad Preservation versus Resection in Total Knee Arthroplasty - PubMed
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- #Clinical Trial
- #Total Knee Arthroplasty
- #Infrapatellar Fat Pad
- Study compares infrapatellar fat pad (IPFP) preservation versus resection in total knee arthroplasty (TKA).
- Patients were stratified into two groups based on IPFP quality (normal vs. abnormal) and randomized to preservation or resection.
- Primary outcome was 12-month change in KOOS5 score, with no significant differences between preservation and resection groups.
- Adverse events were mostly nonserious and musculoskeletal or skin-related.
- Conclusions indicate no improvement in postoperative outcomes from resection of abnormal IPFP or preservation of normal IPFP.