Diabetes mellitus does not increase the risk of knee stiffness after total knee arthroplasty: a meta-analysis of 7 studies including 246 053 cases [PDF]
Knee Surgery & Related Research, 2019 Purpose The association of diabetes mellitus with knee stiffness after total knee arthroplasty is still being debated. The aim of this study was to assess through meta-analysis the impact of diabetes mellitus on the prevalence of postoperative knee ...
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Adolescent total knee arthroplasty [PDF]
Arthroplasty Today, 2017 Background: Management of adolescent patients with end-stage arthritis is challenging. Nonoperative treatments may be ineffective and total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is rarely performed.
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Perioperative safety of two-team simultaneous bilateral total knee arthroplasty in the obese patient [PDF]
Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 2010 Background Although the rates of perioperative morbidity and mortality with simultaneous bilateral total knee arthroplasty remain a concern, multiple studies have shown the procedure to be safe in selected patient populations. Evidence also remains mixed
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Gait Analysis of Conventional Total Knee Arthroplasty and Bicruciate Stabilized Total Knee Arthroplasty Using a Triaxial Accelerometer [PDF]
Case Reports in Orthopedics, 2016 One component of conventional total knee arthroplasty is removal of the anterior cruciate ligament, and the knee after total knee arthroplasty has been said to be a knee with anterior cruciate ligament dysfunction.
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Total knee arthroplasty in valgus knee [PDF]
Orthopaedics & Traumatology: Surgery & Research, 2010 SummaryTotal knee arthroplasty (TKA) in valgus knee has the reputation of being more difficult than in well aligned or varus knee, and there is no management consensus.
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Robotics in Total Knee Arthroplasty
The Journal of Knee Surgery, 2019 AbstractTotal knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a highly successful operation that improves patients' quality of life and functionality. Yet, up to 20% of TKA patients remain unsatisfied with their clinical result. Robotic TKA has gained increased attention and popularity as a means of improving patient satisfaction.
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Patient’s safety during simultaneous bilateral total knee arthroplasty
Медицина болю, 2022 . As the utilization of total knee arthroplasty increases and the population ages, the number of patients who require surgical treatment of both knees is rising. These procedures may be conducted simultaneously or sequentially; the simultaneous bilateral
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Return to sport post-knee arthroplasty
Bone & Joint Open, 2022 Aims Return to sport following undergoing total (TKA) and unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) has been researched with meta-analyses and systematic reviews of varying quality.
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Stiffness in total knee arthroplasty [PDF]
Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, 2009 AbstractStiffness is a relatively uncommon complication after total knee arthroplasty. It has been defined as a painful limitation in the range of movement (ROM). Its pathogenesis is still unclear even if some risk factors have been identified. Patient-related conditions may be difficult to treat. Preoperative ROM is the most important risk factor, but
SCHIAVONE PANNI, Alfredo +3 more
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Compromised knee internal rotation in total knee arthroplasty patients during stair climbing. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 Due to the significant role of rotational properties for normal knee function, this study aimed to investigate transverse plane kinematics and kinetics in total knee arthroplasty and unicondylar knee arthroplasty patients during activities of daily ...
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