Purpose Patient satisfaction with the results of their total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is one of
the primary goals of this elective procedure. Furthermore, the association between the …

With the aging population in Asia and increase in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) utilization
rates, the number of patients requiring revision TKA (rTKA) are expected to increase as well …

Despite substantial advances in primary TKA, numerous studies using historic TKA implants
suggest only 82% to 89% of primary TKA patients are satisfied. We reexamined this issue to …

Methods The authors performed a Medline search using the following key words: total knee
arthroplasty or total knee replacement, outcome, and satisfaction. All relevant articles …

Background and purpose—In 2003, an enquiry by the Swedish Knee Arthroplasty Register
(SKAR) 2–7 years after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) revealed patients who were dissatisfied …

Objectives To explore whether a conceptual model of patient satisfaction previously
developed 1–2 years post-total knee replacement (TKR) is still relevant 3–4 years post-TKR …

Background The aims of this study were to identify the prevalence and causes of
dissatisfaction in a cohort of private practice patients, and to compare the psychological …

Pre-operative variables are increasingly being used to determine eligibility for total knee
replacement (TKR). This study was undertaken to evaluate the relationships, interactions …

Abstract Between 15% and 20% of primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA) patients have been
reported to be dissatisfied with the procedure. With 2 to 5 year follow-up of 768/959 (80%) …

Satisfaction with the outcome of total knee arthroplasty is highly variable, with a small but
significant percentage of patients reporting dissatisfaction with the procedure. The purpose …