• Ting Lei, Hu Qian, Long Hua, Guilherme Moreira de Abreu E Silva, Yihe Hu, and Pengfei Lei.
• Department of Orthopeadic Surgery, Xiangya Hospital Central South University, Changsha, 410008, China.
• Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2021 May 1; 141 (5): 783-793.

IntroductionThe aim of this study is to provide an updated meta-analysis comparing the benefits and clinical outcomes between high flexion (HF)-TKA and standard (S)-TKA.Materials And MethodsA detailed database analysis was carried out using Web of Science, PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, MEDLINE and Clinicaltrial.gov, to identify eligible studies. The meta-analysis and sensitivity analysis were performed using Review Manager 5.3 software and STATA 12.0.ResultsTwenty-two randomized control trials (RCTs), including 2841 patients and 4268 knees, were eligible for the meta-analysis. The pooled results of subgroup analysis reveal that there was significant difference between HF-TKA and S-TKA in each subgroup in terms of postoperative ROM, with a higher degree of knee flexion for HF-TKA than S-TKA. However, no statistical difference was identified between HF-TKA and S-TKA in other clinical outcomes including various functional scores and complications.ConclusionsOn the basis of this meta-analysis, we can recommended HF-TKA as an alternative choice to S-TKA for patients requiring higher knee flexion in their daily activities.

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