Purpose: Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is believed to be an important risk factor for falling. Total knee replacement (TKR) is a commonly used choice when other methods are not satisfactory. Proprioception impairment, risk of falling and balance disorder are within the main complications of this method. While multiple protocols have been suggested for TKR, efficacy of early isotonic ...

BACKGROUND Relatively little is known about the social distribution of total knee joint replacement (TKR) uptake in Australia. We examine associations between socioeconomic status (SES) and TKR performed for diagnosed osteoarthritis 2003-10 for all Australian males and females aged ≥ 30 yr. METHODS Data of primary TKR (n=213,018, 57.4% female) were ascertained from a comprehensive national jo...

BACKGROUND No study comparing short message service (SMS) texts and telephone counseling for patients undergoing total knee replacement (TKR) has been reported. PURPOSE The purpose of the study was to provide postdischarge telephone counseling and SMS texts to TKR patients and to analyze the effects of these services on their knee function (KF), activities of daily living (ADL), and life sati...

Bone Joint J 2013;95-B, Supple:148–52. Received 7 September 2013; Accepted after revision 8 September 2013 Satisfaction is increasingly employed as an outcome measure for a successful total knee replacement (TKR). Satisfaction as an outcome measure encompasses many different intrinsic and extrinsic factors related to a person’s experience before and after TKR. The Swedish Knee Arthroplasty Regi...

PURPOSE To assess the consent process for elective primary total hip replacement (THR) and total knee replacement (TKR) in our hospital. METHODS Consent processes of 47 THR and 53 TKR patients performed by 11 surgeons were reviewed. Complications that were documented were recorded, as was the grade of surgeon (consultant or specialist trainee) performing consent, and the location at which thi...

INTRODUCTION Stable long-term fixation in cementless total knee replacement (TKR) depends on the development and maintenance of adequate trabecular bone around the prosthesis. Since bone mineral density (BMD) values are predictive of the mechanical properties of bone, the measurement of BMD has emerged as an important and potentially valuable means of assessing the effects of total joint replac...

Total knee replacement (TKR) comprises a significant, growing aspect in the management of patients with advanced arthritis of the knee for which conservative medical therapy has failed. Obesity, a rising epidemic, is considered an important independent risk factor in the development of osteoarthritis (OA). An aging population and increasing incidence of obesity contribute to a higher prevalence...

We wished to determine whether simultaneous bilateral sequential total knee replacement (TKR) carried increased rates of mortality and complications compared with unilateral TKR in low- and high-risk patients. Our study included 2385 patients who had undergone bilateral sequential TKR under one anaesthetic and 719 who had unilateral TKR. There were no significant pre-operative differences betwe...

OBJECTIVES There are few Australian data that examine the association between total knee joint replacement (TKR) utilisation and socioeconomic status (SES). This study examined TKR surgeries with a diagnosis of osteoarthritis (OA) performed for residents of Barwon Statistical Division (BSD) for 2006-2007. DESIGN Cross-sectional. SETTING BSD, South-eastern Victoria, Australia PARTICIPANTS ...

We conducted a retrospective study to investigate the effect of femoral bowing on the placement of components in total knee replacement (TKR), with regard to its effect on reestablishing the correct mechanical axis, as we hypothesised that computer-assisted total knee replacement (CAS-TKR) would produce more accurate alignment than conventional TKR. Between January 2006 and December 2009, 212 p...