Routine circumferential patellar denervation during total knee arthroplasty did not consistently eliminate neural structures at the lateral patellar border: A prospective randomised controlled trial with histological outcomes.

J Exp Orthop · 2026 · PMC13307615 · PMID 42367366

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Overall, the mean number of nerve fibres and FNE groups per specimen was higher in the FFG (1.6 ± 0.7) compared to the DFG (1.1 ± 0.3), but this difference did not reach statistical significance ( p = 0.07).

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