A Ten to Thirteen Years Follow-up and Survivorship Study Cemented Low Contact Stress (LCS) Total Knee Replacement in Thailand.

Objective: The Low Contact Stress (LCS) rotating platform mobile-bearing knee replacement is a leading, worldwide, knee replacement system, but has not been the subject of long-term clinical and/or radiographic follow-up studies evaluating the device in Thailand. The purpose of the present study was to report the 13-year results of a consecutive series of patients who have had primary total knee replacement performed implanting the LCS devices by a single surgeon, Leelasestaporn C.

Material And Method: Between May 1999 and December 2002, the author performed 161 consecutive total knee arthroplasties in 138 patients with LCS rotating-platform device by the Ethic Committee approval.