In a patient with knee pain, how accurate is the physical exam for meniscal injury? Evidence-Based Answer: Individual knee exam maneuvers for meniscal tears (joint line tenderness [JLT], McMurray test, and Apley test) have only fair sensitivities and specificities (SOR: A, consistent meta-...
Combined with specific pathways of care as well as changes in patient expectations and early mobilization, patients can now routinely go home the day after knee replacement. This review seeks to give the reader practical ways to facilitate rapid discharge after knee arthroplasty. 展开 ...
How to Manage Highly Active Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis: Literature Review When performed well on appropriate patients, total knee arthroplasty (TKA) can dramatically improve quality of life. Patient-reported outcome measures (PRO... K Okazaki - 《Japanese Journal of Orthopaedic Sports Medicine》...
A total knee replacement can greatly improve a patient's quality of life, but first the procedure itself will create nearly 30 pounds of waste, about half of which presents a biohazard and requires energy-intensive treatment for safe disposal. A cataract surgery can give the gift of clear sig...
Withrobotic-assisted total knee replacement surgery, however, technology assists the surgeon to gather personalized data about the patient’s knee anatomy, which can provide precision and accuracy during surgical procedures. “If anything changes the position of the knee during surgery, even slightly,...
We aim to provide detailed information on the longevity of revision surgery. Methods We did a retrospective observational registry-based study of the National Joint Registry in England and Wales, UK. Knee replacement revision procedures linked to a primary episode were included; duplicates, records ...
Hypothesis: Anterior knee pain in the young patient-what causes the pain? Anterior knee pain in young patients is the commonest type of knee disorder in clinical practice. However, the pathogenesis of this condition is unknown. O... Sanchis-Alfonso,Vicente,Roselló-Sastre,... - 《Acta ...
Patients with fractures that involve a joint need to use more care because the joint can shift, which may cause the patient to develop arthritis for life. Patients should ask their surgeons a number of questions, Ahmed said. They should ask about range of motion including, "Is it safe to ...
If you are recovering from major knee surgery, such as a knee replacement or ACL reconstruction, then your surgeon may encourage you to use a CPM machine to help improve knee flexibility, particularly flexion. CPM stands for Continuous Passive Motion and is a device that slowly, repetitively ...
If you are mobile enough to walk instead of using a wheelchair, but have difficulty walking from your bedroom to your bathroom, a walker might be the right choice for you. A walker is also a good solution for people recovering from hip or knee replacement surgery who can’t bear weight ...