Difference between right and left side in total knee and unicondylar knee replacement: An interesting observation [PDF]
Online Journal of Health & Allied Sciences, 2005 We report an observation made about the differences between right and left side in case of total knee and unicondylar knee replacement. It was found that unicondylar knee replacement was performed more commonly on the left side (66%), as compared to only
Vasudevan Thirumal Selvan +2 more
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Identifying car ingress movement strategies before and after total knee replacement [PDF]
, 2020 Background: Post-operative performance of knee bearings is typically assessed in activities of daily living by means of motion capture. Biomechanical studies predominantly explore common tasks such as walking, standing and stair climbing, while ...
Clarke, Jon +6 more
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The genetic contribution to severe post-traumatic osteoarthritis [PDF]
, 2013 Objective: to compare the combined role of genetic variants loci associated with risk of knee or hip osteoarthritis (OA) in post-traumatic (PT) and non-traumatic (NT) cases of clinically severe OA leading to total joint replacement.
Ana M Valdes +21 more
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The Knee Arthroplasty Trial (KAT) : design features, baseline characteristics and two-year functional outcomes after alternative approaches to knee replacement [PDF]
, 2009 Background: The aim of continued development of total knee replacement systems has been the further improvement of the quality of life and increasing the duration of prosthetic survival.
Campbell, Marion Kay +13 more
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Decreasing Medical Complications for Total Knee Arthroplasty: Effect of Critical Pathways on Outcomes [PDF]
, 2010 BACKGROUND: Studies on critical pathway use have demonstrated decreased length of stay and cost without compromise in quality of care. However, pathway effectiveness is difficult to determine given methodological flaws, such as small or single center ...
Fossel, Anne H. +5 more
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Decision-making regarding total knee replacement surgery: a qualitative meta-synthesis [PDF]
, 2007 Knee osteoarthritis is a highly prevalent condition that can result in disability and reduced quality of life. The evidence suggests that total knee replacement surgery (TKR) is an effective intervention for patients with severe knee problems, but there ...
Jinks, C, O'Neill, T, Ong, BN
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Patient-reported importance of assistive devices in hip and knee replacement Enhanced Recovery after Surgery (ERAS) pathways [PDF]
, 2016 Introduction: This study examines patients’ perceptions of the usefulness of occupational therapy and assistive devices provided, in achieving discharge criteria and assisting with activities of daily living once home, following an Enhanced Recovery ...
Immins, Tikki +3 more
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Preoperative predictors of knee range of motion during stair walking after total knee replacement [PDF]
, 2008 This paper discusses the preoperative predictors of knee range of motion during stair walking after total knee replacement. It was presented at the 17th Annual Meeting of the European Society of Movement Analysis for Adults and Children (ESMAC) in ...
Nutton, R. +3 more
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Frontiers in Medicine, 2021 Patients with rheumatic diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, and systemic lupus erythematosus, have increased risk of receiving total knee replacement surgery or total hip replacement surgery. We speculated that psoriasis could
Ming-Chi Lu +7 more
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Efficacy of postoperative drainage in total knee arthroplasty: Review of the literature
Orthopedic Reviews, 2020 Postoperative drainage after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is an established routine procedure for orthopedic surgeries, and is considered a useful practice in postoperative, but the use of drainage is controversial. Our study aims to clarify this aspect
Mattia Basilico +8 more
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