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  1. Total knee arthroplasty: improving outcomes with a multidisciplinary approach

    Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is the most commonly performed inpatient surgical procedure within the USA and is estimated to reach 3.48 million procedures annually by 2030. As value-based care initiatives continue to focus on hospital readmission rates and patient satisfaction, it has become essential for health care providers to develop and ...

  2. Patient-Reported Outcomes following Total Knee Replacement in Patients

    Total knee replacement (TKR) ... Additional research into patient-reported outcomes following the first decade post intervention as well as further studies utilising disease-specific instruments would assist in gaining knowledge regarding the clinical significance of improvements following TKR and thus guide future management. 5. Conclusions

  3. A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Total Knee Replacement

    We followed the guidelines for reporting parallel-group, randomized, controlled trials. 10 From September 12, 2011, through December 6, 2013, we enrolled 100 patients with radiographically ...

  4. Comparisons of the Efficacy and Safety of Total Knee Arthroplasty by

    The VAS score at the last follow‐up after total knee replacement was extracted from 16 studies. The VAS scores of patients who underwent MP was higher than that of patients who underwent the Mini‐MP (WMD = 0.87, 95% CI 0.13-1.61), and the Mini‐MP was more effective in alleviating postoperative pain than the MP ( P > 0.05) (Supplement ...

  5. Rehabilitation for Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review

    The team assessed strength of evidence. Evidence from 53 studies randomized controlled trials suggests that various rehabilitation programs after total knee arthroplasty may lead to comparable improvements in pain, range of motion, and activities of daily living. Rehabilitation in the acute phase may lead to increased strength but result in ...

  6. Recent Trends and Hotspots in Knee Arthroplasty: A Bibliometric

    The Web of Science Core Collection database was used to find research articles on knee arthroplasty published between 2018 and 2022. The VOS viewer, Cite Space, and Bibliometrix were used to carry out the bibliometric study and network visualization ... Adverse Outcomes after Total and Unicompartmental Knee Replacement in 101,330 Matched ...

  7. A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Total Knee Replacement

    Related Research on the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis with Intra-Articular Injection of Umbilical Cord Blood Mononuclear Cells, Advances in Clinical Medicine, 14, 04, (2202-2211), (2024). https ...

  8. Does Robotic Assistance Help with Bone Preservation in Total Knee

    Introduction This research paper investigates whether robotic total knee replacement (TKR) reduces bone resection compared to conventional TKR. While TKR is a successful procedure, revision surgery remains a challenge with up to 8.3% of all knee replacement procedures requiring revisions. Materials and methods The study retrospectively analyzed the tibial polyethylene inserts used and bone ...

  9. Knee replacement

    In 2010, the prevalence of knee replacement in the USA reached 1·5% in the general population and 10·4% in patients aged 80 years (figure 2). 10 Data from the UK Clinical Research Practice Datalink database estimates that at the age of 50 years the lifetime risk of undergoing total knee replacement surgery is 10·8% for women and 8·1% for men, 11 with similar findings reported from the New ...

  10. Risk factors of chronic postoperative pain after total knee

    Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is the most common surgical intervention for patients with end-stage osteoarthritis [].Despite a positive outcome for most patients, a sizeable portion of individuals experience significant pain following TKA [].Previous studies showed that the percentage of patients with unfavorable long-term pain outcomes ranged 10% ∼ to 34% following knee replacement [].

  11. Full article: Variation and trends in reasons for knee replacement

    Although the survivorship of knee arthroplasty has improved over the last 15 years, the increased volume of primary knee replacement has led to growing numbers of revision procedures (Kumar et al. Citation 2015, Patel et al. Citation 2015).A prior study we undertook outlined changes in the volume and incidence of revision rates in Sweden, Australia, and the Kaiser Permanente registry from the ...

  12. Prehabilitation for Total Knee or Total Hip Arthroplasty

    BACKGROUND. Osteoarthritis is a leading cause of joint disability in the United States. Approximately 54 million people (23% of adults) have osteoarthritis, and of these, 24 million are limited in their daily activities because of osteoarthritis. 1 Total joint replacements—total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and total hip arthroplasty (THA)—have been some of the most successful means for ...

  13. Definitions of poor outcome after total knee arthroplasty: an inventory

    Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is considered to be a cost-effective intervention for the treatment of advanced knee osteoarthritis (OA). Nonetheless, increasing evidence shows that a significant proportion of patients experiences a poor response to TKA (i.e. show no or little improvement) in terms of chronic knee pain [1, 2], functional disability [3, 4], poor quality of life (QoL) [], and ...

  14. The Impact of Preoperative Education on Knee and Hip Replacement ...

    This review aims to evaluate the usefulness of preoperative education in the orthopedic patient undergoing knee and total hip replacement. The systematic review was conducted by searching the PubMed, Cochrane, CINAHL, and Embase databases from inception to April 2021. Keywords and combinations of keywords were organized according to the PICOs approach to identify relevant studies. Thirty-seven ...

  15. Knee replacement

    10. Data from the UK Clinical Research Practice Datalink database estimates that at the age of 50 years the lifetime risk of undergoing total knee replacement surgery is 10·8% for women and 8·1% for men, 11. with similar findings reported from the New Zealand Joint Registry. 3.

  16. Inequalities in provision of hip and knee replacement surgery for

    Author summary Why was this study done? Joint replacements are among the more frequent elective surgeries performed in developed settings. In England, inequalities in provision of joint replacement surgery were reported more than a decade ago, followed by a national effort to reduce these inequalities. In a context of increasingly strained National Health Service funding and hospital budgets ...

  17. Predictors of the use of analgesic drugs 1 year after joint replacement

    Although hip and knee replacement are performed to reduce pain and regain function in patients with late-stage arthritis [1, 2], 10-20% of patients continue to suffer from persistent pain after surgery [3, 4].The latest studies focusing on persistent pain indicate that its major risk factors include pain catastrophizing, intensity of preoperative pain, mental health problems, knee surgery ...

  18. JAAOS

    Capability After Total Knee Arthroplasty for Osteoarthritis Is Strongly Associated With Preoperative Symptoms of Depression. Sayegh, George E.; Sauder, Nicholas; Brinkman, Niels; More. Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 32 (12):563-569, June 15, 2024. Abstract.

  19. What to Know and Do Before and After Knee Replacement Surgery

    Eat a well-balanced diet before and after surgery. Following an eating plan that's rich in fruits, vegetables, and protein can be helpful for healing after knee replacement surgery. Talk to your medical team in the weeks leading up to surgery and inform them of any supplements and vitamins you take. Some are okay to continue taking throughout ...

  20. Knee Arthritis: Stronger Quads Can Help You Avoid Knee Replacement

    For people with knee osteoarthritis, having stronger quadriceps muscles, in relation to the hamstrings, could reduce the need for total knee replacement, preliminary research suggests.

  21. I prepared for my knee replacement surgery. But I had a lot to learn

    The surgery. For a total knee replacement, a surgeon removes the damaged cartilage and arthritic parts of the thigh and shin bones and replaces them with usually metal components, which now serve ...

  22. How long does a knee replacement last? A systematic review and meta

    Following review of full-text articles, 30 journal articles reporting 33 unique case series were included; these articles reported 7232 knee replacements (range 50-1000). 26 case series reported survival of TKRs and seven reported survival of UKRs; no case series reporting on PFR met our inclusion criteria.

  23. What to Know and Do Before and After Hip Replacement Surgery

    Research shows that quitting one to two months before surgery can help lower your risk of complications. Prioritize eating healthy. Try to get your weight as close to a normal range as possible. There's no magic pill or potion, but a diet rich in vegetables, fruits, whole grains, healthy fats and moderate amounts of lean meats can make a ...

  24. Hip replacement

    During hip replacement, a surgeon removes the damaged sections of the hip joint and replaces them with parts usually constructed of metal, ceramic and very hard plastic. This artificial joint (prosthesis) helps reduce pain and improve function. Also called total hip arthroplasty, hip replacement surgery might be an option if hip pain interferes ...

  25. Hip Replacement Complications

    Research indicates that age and overall health play a significant role in mortality risk. In one study, heart disease was responsible for 431 deaths within 90 days of total hip replacement surgery. ... A Cohort Study of 26,766 Deaths Following 332,734 Hip Replacements and 29,802 Deaths Following 384,291 Knee Replacements. Retrieved from https ...

  26. Complementary, Alternative, or Integrative Health: What's In a Name?

    Research findings suggest that several psychological and physical approaches, alone or in combination, are helpful for a variety of conditions. A few examples include the following: Acupuncture may help ease types of pain that are often chronic, such as low-back pain, neck pain, and osteoarthritis/knee pain. Acupuncture may also help reduce the ...