Patient-reported outcome and survivorship after Kinemax total knee arthroplasty.

Background: We examined the long-term survivorship and patient-reported outcomes at a minimum of ten years following primary total knee arthroplasty. We hypothesized (1) that the survival rate would be at least 90% at ten years; (2) that age, gender, body-mass index, and primary diagnosis would not affect the survival rate; and (3) that the functional status of patients would be comparable with that of an age and gender-matched normal population.

Methods: A total of 407 patients (523 knees) who had had primary total knee arthroplasty between January 1988 and April 1991 were identified.