BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Cryotherapy is commonly used during physiotherapeutic rehabilitation after total knee replacement (TKR). Evidence for treatment effectiveness is contradictory and there are no clinical guidelines to inform treatment protocols within this patient group. The present survey investigated current cryotherapy practice after TKR throughout the United Kingdom (UK). METHOD A pos...

INTRODUCTION: Total knee replacement (TKR) successfully relieves knee joint pain and improves function according to patient reported measures, although recent studies have found that TKR patients do not regain full functional mobility after surgery [1, 2]. Knee kinematics and kinetics measured during gait analysis can be used to assess functional demands, and estimate net muscle activity. Howev...

We aimed to compare the spatiotemporal parameters and joint kinematics during unperturbed perturbed gait between individuals with osteoarthritis (OA) who did or not undergo total knee replacement (TKR) one year post a baseline evaluation. OA subjects scheduled for TKR (TKR group; n = 14) (NTKR 17) were age-matched. Outcome measures included: range of motion, timed up go, pain levels, Oxford sco...

OBJECTIVE Although total knee replacement (TKR) has a high reported success rate, the pain relief and functional improvement after surgery vary. The purpose of our retrospective cohort study was to determine the prevalence of patients showing no clinically important improvement 1 year after TKR, and patient factors that may predict this outcome. METHODS We reviewed primary TKR registry data t...

Background: Patients with degenerative knee joint disease may ultimately undergo Total Knee Replacement (TKR) surgery. However, they need enough knowledge about self-care. The current study aimed at determining the knowledge score of patients undergoing TKR. Methods: The current descriptive, cross sectional study was conducted on 140 patients underwent TKR referring to selected hospitals affil...

OBJECTIVES Against a backdrop of rising levels of obesity, we describe and estimate associations of body mass index (BMI), age and gender with time to revision for participants undergoing primary total hip (THR) or knee (TKR) replacement in the UK. DESIGN Population-based cohort study. SETTING Routinely collected primary care data from a representative sample of general practices, including...

INTRODUCTION Patient preferences contribute to marked racial disparities in the utilization of total knee replacement (TKR). The objectives of this study were to identify the determinants of knee osteoarthritis (OA) patients' preferences regarding TKR by race and to identify the variables that may mediate racial differences in willingness to undergo TKR. METHODS Five hundred fourteen White (W...

Perioperative coronary stent thrombosis is a life-threatening complication for patients undergo noncardiac surgery early after stent implantation. We present a case of fatal stent thrombosis immediately after revision total knee replacement (TKR)in 71-year-old woman, who underwent multiple bare-metal stents (BMSs) implantation 37 days before surgery. She had previously undergone emergency surge...

Background Total knee replacement (TKR) is clinically and cost-effective. The surgical approach employed influences the outcome, however there little generalisable robust evidence to guide practice. We compared outcomes between common primary TKR approaches. Methods 875,166 TKRs captured in National Joint Registry, linked hospital inpatient, mortality patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) d...

Purpose: Total Knee Replacement (TKR) is the treatment of choice for severe osteoarthritis with acceptable outcomes regarding pain management, function and quality of life enhancement. Because many patients require TKR procedure for their both knees, there has always been a challenge in the choice of simultaneous or consecutive operations. The aim of the present study was to compare the t...