Background: The workers' compensation (WC) status has been associated with inferior
outcomes in orthopaedic procedures and is usually excluded from clinical outcome studies …

Introduction This study aimed to rank definitions for measuring poor response one year after
TKA, after assessing the face validity and feasibility of existing or newly proposed definitions …

Aim: We investigated the relationship between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), 30/90-day
readmission rates and perioperative complications (postoperative cardiovascular …

Timely and accurate assessments of the factors influencing satisfaction, a key indicator of
success in primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA), may help improve TKA outcomes. Here we …

Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are validated questionnaires completed by
patients. They are essential to assess what is meaningful to patients and provide insight into …

The optimal force applied during ligament balancing in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is not
well understood. We quantified the effect of increasing distraction force on medial and lateral …

Patient satisfaction has gained relevance in clinical practice, and knowing the variables with
the greatest predictive power in this assessment is vital. The primary objective of this study …

Results: There were no significant differences between implant types in regard to
investigated parameters. However, there was a significant difference between the groups …

Background: Clinical progress notes are generated for patients during each healthcare
encounter and include information on current disease symptoms and rehabilitation progress …

The overall aim of this thesis was to study patients with anxiety/depression symptoms before
and after primary total knee replacement, particularly in terms of improvements in patients …