Watson J R, Wood H, Hill R C
J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1976 Aug;58(3):300-4. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.58B3.956245.
Thirty-one patients with rheumatoid arthritis were reviewed after Shiers arthroplasty of the knee joint for which the main indication was intractable pain. Seven patients had the operation done to both knees. This review was done to assess the long-term results two to seven years later. All patients were clinically and radiologically assessed, and our results showed that pain and instability recurred within eighteen months. Thus it is likely that a prosthesis which allows rotation, and in which the bearing surfaces are metal on plastic, will replace the Shiers prosthesis.
对31例行膝关节Shiers置换术的类风湿性关节炎患者进行了回顾性研究，该手术的主要指征为顽固性疼痛。7例患者双膝均接受了手术。此次回顾旨在评估两至七年后的长期效果。对所有患者进行了临床和放射学评估，结果显示疼痛和不稳定在18个月内复发。因此，一种允许旋转且承重面为金属对塑料的假体很可能会取代Shiers假体。
