Publications by authors named "Marcelo Alfredo Guerra Monteiro"
Objective: The objective of the research was to carry out a comparative study between Smith & Nephew ® or Zimmer ® prostheses with thick versus thin polyethylene, in patients undergoing primary total knee arthroplasty, during a short-term follow-up. Thus, the objective was to analyze the survival of the implants in question under the clinical and radiographic aspect.
Methods: The sample was divided into two groups: Group 1 with thick polyethylene and group 2 with thin polyethylene.