This systematic review and meta‐analysis were conducted to compare the accuracy of
component positioning, alignment and balancing techniques employed, patient‐reported …

Background Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is widely considered a successful intervention for
osteoarthritis and other degenerative knee diseases. This study addresses the need for a …

Aims It is unknown whether kinematic alignment (KA) objectively improves knee balance in
total knee arthroplasty (TKA), despite this being the biomechanical rationale for its use. This …

Aims The aim of this study was to identify the minimal clinically important difference (MCID),
minimal important change (MIC), minimal detectable change (MDC), and patient-acceptable …

Background Patient-reported outcome measures are increasingly recognized as an
important tool in quantifying the clinical success of arthroplasty surgery. The aim of this study …

Background Patient reported outcome measurements (PROMs) that exhibit a substantial
ceiling effect show clustering of participant's scores towards the upper limit of a scale and …

Background With improving patient outcome after total hip and total knee arthroplasty,
patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) have seen a parallel rise in average scores …

Background Medial pivot (MP) type total knee arthroplasty (TKA) implants are designed with
a highly congruent medial tibiofemoral articulation. Compared with the cam-and-post design …

Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are being used increasingly in total knee
arthroplasty (TKA). We conducted a systematic review aimed at identifying psychometrically …

Background and purpose—Interpreting changes in Oxford Knee Score (OKS) and Forgotten
Joint Score (FJS) following total knee replacement (TKR) is challenged by the lack of …