ArthroplastyKnee replacementOsteoarthritisPatient educationBackground We established a method in which patients are instructed before total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in a differentiated way without the necessity of reading any self-orientation, which can be applied even for illiterate patientsMethods We ...
& Shaw, R. EQ-5D-3L and quality of life in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) patients: beyond the index scores. J Patient Rep Outcomes 6, 91 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s41687-022-00497-0 Download citation Received17 February 2022 Accepted16 August 2022 Published30 August 2022 DOI...
Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is one of the most common joint replacement surgeries [1]. More than a million TKAs are being performed annually, which is mainly attributed to the rise of osteoporosis, obesity, and aging of the population [2,3]. As the frequency of TKAs continues to escala...
Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is commonly indicated for patients with severe tibiofemoral osteoarthritis in whom nonoperative treatment has failed. TKA is one of the most commonly performed orthopaedic surgical procedures in the...
Traditional orthopaedic thinking dictates that performing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in patients with relatively early stages of osteoarthritis (OA) will lead to a poor outcome. Our goal was to test this perception, using radiologic parameters as a marker of the degree of OA. Our study involved...
Total knee arthroplasty has evolved over the past four decades into one of the most successful surgical procedures performed in medicine, and the projected demand by 2030 indicates its functional and financial benefits to patients and society. Early biomaterial and design issues were addressed quickly,...
We prospectively included 829 patients undergoing primary unilateral total knee arthroplasty (TKA) from April 2013 to December 2014 at a single centre. Patients filled in pre-operative questionnaires with information regarding place of birth, duration of education, expectations for outcome of surgery and...
patient's initial arth-roplasty,resulting in improved outcomes following the second procedure.METHODS The institutional database was retrospectively queried for primary total hip arth-roplasty(THA)and total knee arthroplasty(TKA).Patients with only unilateral THA or TKA,and patients undergoing same-day...
Total knee arthroplasty(TKA) andtotal hip arthroplasty(THA) are 2 of the most commonly performed surgical procedures in the United States. Historically, most providers and patients believed a multiple-day hospital stay was needed following total joint replacement (TJR) because of pain, limited mobili...
The clinical efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) after Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is still controversial, and the purpose of this meta-analysis was to evaluate the effect of CBT on pain, knee function, and psychological status of patients after TKA. Methods We systematically searched...