Knee pain and postural stability in women with gonarthrosis before and six months after unilateral total knee replacement

Postural control in total knee arthroplasty patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome before and six months after re-operation

Background Although excellent long-term clinical results have been reported for the total knee arthroplasty (TKA), 37% of patients have limited functional improvement one year after the surgery [1]. Patients with a clinical presentation of anterior knee pain could be diagnosed with patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS). Modified clinical classification of PFPS patients includes two main groups: w...

Human gait and postural control after unilateral total knee arthroplasty.

INTRODUCTION This study assesses the changes in human gait in the early postoperative phase of unilateral TKA, by evaluating the variability of free moment. MATERIALS AND METHOD The study group consisted of 10 patients from the Orthopedic Department of the 'Elias' University Hospital in Bucharest who undergone unilateral knee arthroplasty with the same type of posterior cruciate ligament subs...

Coronal plane stability before and after total knee arthroplasty.

The success of total knee arthroplasty depends in part on proper soft tissue management to achieve a stable joint. It is unknown to what degree total knee arthroplasty changes joint stability. We used a surgical navigation system to intraoperatively measure joint stability in 24 patients under going primary total knee arthroplasty to address two questions: (1) Is the total arc of varus-valgus m...

Postoperative pain relief after total hip and knee replacement

Autologous blood transfusion after primary unilateral total knee replacement surgery.

A prospective study was undertaken to assess the efficacy and financial cost of the use of an autologous blood transfusion device in the reduction of allogeneic blood requirements of patients undergoing primary unilateral total knee arthroplasty. Forty-nine consecutive patients received either the CellTrans blood salvage device (group A of 32 patients) or the Redivac high vacuum drainage system...