Patient satisfaction is becoming increasingly important as a crucial outcome measure for
total knee arthroplasty. We aimed to determine how well commonly used clinical outcome …

Background Although total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is an efficacious treatment for end-stage
osteoarthritis,~ 20% of patients are dissatisfied with the results. We determined which factors …

Aims The primary aim of this study was to assess the rate of patient satisfaction one year
after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) according to the focus of the question asked. The …

Background Patient satisfaction has been recognized as an important evaluation of total
knee arthroplasty (TKA). Therefore, the 2011 Knee Society Knee Scoring System (2011 …

Background Despite the excellent total knee arthroplasty (TKA) results reported using
traditional outcome measures, dissatisfaction rates of up to 30% are reported following …

Background Dissatisfaction after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) remains a difficult problem.
Patient characteristics and preoperative patient-reported outcomes (PROs) are potential …

Background There are numerous reports of poor satisfaction after total knee arthroplasty
(TKA), yet there is little known about when to use evidence-based models of care to improve …

When assessing the health status of patients after orthopaedic surgery, such as knee
arthroplasty, general health and disease-specific questionnaires are gaining in popularity …

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 …

We used a visual analog scale (VAS) to assess the satisfaction after total knee arthroplasty
(TKA) in a group of 108 patients (126 TKAs) with short-term to medium-term follow-up. We …