… health of the patients may reduce dissatisfaction. However, the most significant predictor of
dissatisfaction is a painful total knee replacement. Total knee replacement (TKR) has proved …

… patient satisfaction after total knee replacement. Data from the … Predicting dissatisfaction
following total knee replacement: a … following primary total knee replacement for osteoarthritis. A …

… had a hip or knee replacement. Moreover, … replacement surgery4,9,13,14. One study
showed that lower education and a greater BMI predicted less satisfaction with knee replacement …

… not predict dissatisfaction. It is possible that physiological age may be more predictive than
… Not surprisingly, patients who were less active after their knee replacement operation were …

… with the results of your knee replacement?” The patient responses … Although the CCI score
was not predictive of dissatisfaction in … were significantly predictive of dissatisfaction after TKA. …

… , and symptomatic arthritis of another major joint predicted dissatisfaction at 1 year, but after
… The development of a major complication did not predict dissatisfaction. Satisfaction also …

… The number of total knee replacements performed annually in the USA is expected to
grow by 673% to 3.48 million procedures by 2030 [1]. It is also well documented that only 68–93% …

… Our findings on demographic variables that are predictive of dissatisfaction may also help
… Nam D, Nunley RM, Barrack RL: Patient dissatisfaction following total knee replacement: A …

… as high tibial or distal femoral osteotomies; partial knee replacement (unicompartmental,
bicompartmental, or patellofemoral joint replacement); patellectomy; arthroscopy within 1 year; …

… and functional demands placed on total knee replacement (TKR) are reported especially in
… Age at hip or knee joint replacement surgery predicts likelihood of revision surgery. J Bone …