Knee endoprothesis in the tratment of advansed gonarthrosis The study presents data investigations and surgical treatment of 100 patients with advanced degenerative knee diseases by the method of total endoprothesis. The study group included 62 patients with grade III osteoarthritis (62%), and 38 patients (38%) with destructive process gr.IV, aged 43 to 78 years (21 men (21%) and 79 women (79%). 30 (30%) patients had undergone endoprothesiso the right knee joint arthroplasty, 36 patients (36%), left knee and 34 (34%)-bilateral.Results to distance, on average, 5 years, were studied in 36 (36%) patients and were rated as "good" in 32 patients and "satisfactory", in 4 patients.

Studiul prezintă datele investigaţiilor şi tratamentului chirurgical a 100 de bolnavi cu maladii degenerative avansate ale genunchiului prin aplicarea metodei de endoprotezare totală. Lotul de studiu include 62 de bolnavi cu gonartroză de gradul III-(62 %),şi 38 de bolnavi (38%) cu proces distructiv gr.IV , cu vîrsta de la 43 la 78 de ani (21 bărbaţi (21%) şi 79 femei (79%).La 30 (30%) pacienţi li s-a efectuat endoprotezare prin artroplastie a articulaţiei genunchiului drept, la 36 de bolnavi (36%) –articulaţia genunchiului stîng,iar la 34 (34%) –bilateral.Rezultatele la distanţă,în mediu-5 ani, au fost studiate la 36 de (36%)de pacienţi şi au fost apreciate ca ”bune”la 32 de pacienţi ,iar ”satisfăcătoare”-la 4 pacienţi.