Abstract
The functional evaluation and the radiographical assessment of 120 consecutive knematic total knee replacements were reviewed after a minimum of two years. Eighty-eight percent of the I, II, and III type Kinematic knees had excellent or good results. Seven knees (6%) had complications which required reoperation. A radiolucent zone of more than 1mm width appeared in 6 knees (5%) . And although the knee alignment and surface geometry of prosthesis of all the cases were not ideal, the radiological findings had no relation to knee function. The results of the II type Kinematic knees were almost the same as those F.C. Ewald et al reported in 1984. When compared with a previous series of Total Codylar and Anametric knees, the Kinematic knee is superior to them both with respect to JOA score and in the range of motion, and the complications with it were less.
