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World J Orthop. Apr 18, 2026; 17(4): 115881
Published online Apr 18, 2026. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v17.i4.115881
Published online Apr 18, 2026. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v17.i4.115881
Table 2 Surgical and implant details, mean ± SD
| Ref. | Time from injury to surgery (days) | Surgical approach | Type of prosthesis | Bone defect assessment | Use of extras | Concomitant ORIF (number of knees) |
| Abdelbadie et al[28], 2020 | 6.5 (1-21) | Medial parapatellar | 22 PS | 10 (45.5%) contained defect and 12 (54.5%) non contained defect | 22 (100%) cementless long tibial stem, 6 (27.3%) bone graft and 4 (18.2%) metal wedge | 6 (the fracture fragment was fixed by screws to act as structural bone graft) |
| Asikin et al[29], 2022 | NR | Medial parapatellar | 1 PS | NR | 1 cementless tibial stem | Yes |
| Boureau et al[30], 2015 | 3.9 (1-11) | Medial parapatellar | 10 RHK, one CCK | NR | 11 cemented tibial stems | none |
| Haufe et al[31], 2016 | NR | NR | 24 RHK and 6 PS (MB) | NR | NR | NR |
| Hesmerg et al[32], 2024 | 58 (15-107) | NR | 8 PS (6 MB), 2 CR, 2 RHK | NR | 4 (33.3%) femoral stem, 12 (100%) tibial stem | NR |
| Huang et al[33], 2016 | 4 (2-6) | Medial parapatellar | 3 PS femur and 3 CCK tibia | 5 knees [3 contained and 2 non-contained (mean defect size was 3.2 mm)] | 3 (100%) cemented tibial stem, bone defect was filled with polymethyl methacrylate or autologous bone | None |
| Kadakia et al[34], 2007 | NR | NR | 1 RHK | NR | Cemented stems in femur and tibia | None |
| Mirzatolooei et al[35], 2021 | NR | Medial parapatellar | 11 CCK | NR | NR | NR |
| Sabatini et al[36], 2023 | 5 ± 2 (2-9) | NR | 6 PS and 5 CCK | NR | 11 (100%) tantalum cones, wedges, cementless tibial stems | None |
| Sarzaeem et al[37], 2017 | NR | Medial prepatellar | 27 PS and 3 CCK | NR | NR | NR |
| Sivasubramanian et al[38], 2016 | 9 (6-12) | Medial parapatellar | 2 PS and 1 LCCK | Intraoperatively, significant subchondral bone loss | 3 (100%) tibial stems and tantalum cones- one (33.3%) femoral stem | 2 |
| Tapper et al[39], 2020 | 5.8 (1-16) | Medial parapatellar | 2 RHK, 16 CCK, and 4 CR | NR | 22 (100%) tibial stem, 19 (86.4%) femoral stem; 4 (18.2%) lateral or medial tibial augment, 1 (4.5%) tantalum cone | 2 |
| Vermeire and Scheerlinck[40], 2010 | Three days (range: 1-6), one patient was operated upon after 2 weeks of trauma | NR | 11 PS and 1 CCK | NR | 12 (100%) tibial stem (cemented in two), 5 (41.7%) graft impaction, 2 (16.7%) augmentation blocks, one (8.3%) femoral stem | 7 |
| Wui et al[41], 2020 | 6 days and 15 days | Medial parapatellar | 2 CCK | NR | 2 (100%) tibia stem | NR |
- Citation: Khalifa AA, Altahir A, AL-Harbi AM, Althaqafi RMM. Acute total knee arthroplasty for traumatic proximal tibial fractures: A systematic review. World J Orthop 2026; 17(4): 115881
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2218-5836/full/v17/i4/115881.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5312/wjo.v17.i4.115881