[Experience and results with the Loeffler operation for osteoarthritis of the knee joint (author's transl)]

A follow-up in 1975 of a group of patients that had previously been checked in 1972 after Loeffler's operation gave the following results: 1972: 40 patients where examined; of these, 90% where satisfied with the operation. 1975: 29 of the above group where re-examined; of these, 72.5% where satisfied with the operation, i.e. approximately 3 out of 4. From these result it follows that, in selected cases, there are favourable indications for the use of Loeffler's operation. Thus, modern medical practice should not forgo the use of operative methods which, at a minimum of risk to the patient, yield a considerable and long lasting positive result.