Total knee replacement: is it really an effective procedure for all?

V Wylde, P Dieppe, S Hewlett, ID Learmonth - The Knee, 2007 - Elsevier
Total knee replacement (TKR) is considered an effective intervention for the treatment of
chronic knee pain and disability. Yet there is increasing evidence, based on research using …

Athletic activity after total joint arthroplasty

WL Healy, S Sharma, B Schwartz, R Iorio - JBJS, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Athletic Activity After Total Joint Arthroplasty : JBJS Athletic Activity After Total Joint
Arthroplasty : JBJS JBJS Journal Case Connector Reviews JBJS.org Surgical Techniques …

Predicting dissatisfaction following total knee replacement: a prospective study of 1217 patients

CEH Scott, CR Howie, D MacDonald… - The Journal of Bone & …, 2010 - boneandjoint.org.uk
Up to 20% of patients are not satisfied with the outcome following total knee replacement
(TKR). This study investigated the pre-and post-operative predictors of dissatisfaction in a …

The John Insall Award: Patient expectations affect satisfaction with total knee arthroplasty.

PC Noble, MA Conditt, KF Cook… - … and Related Research …, 2006 - journals.lww.com
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 …

Patient expectations of arthroplasty of the hip and knee

CEH Scott, KE Bugler, ND Clement… - The Journal of Bone …, 2012 - boneandjoint.org.uk
Patient expectations and their fulfilment are an important factor in determining patient-
reported outcome and satisfaction of hip (THR) and knee replacement (TKR). The aim of this …

Development of a new Knee Society scoring system

PC Noble, GR Scuderi, AC Brekke, A Sikorskii… - … and Related Research®, 2012 - Springer
Abstract Background The Knee Society Clinical Rating System was developed in 1989 and
has been widely adopted. However, with the increased demand for TKA, there is a need for …

Quadriceps strength and the time course of functional recovery after total knee arthroplasty

RL Mizner, SC Petterson, L Snyder-Mackler - Journal of Orthopaedic & …, 2005 - jospt.org
Study Design Prospective study with repeated measures. Objectives The overall goal of this
investigation was to describe the time course of recovery of impairments and function after …

Measuring functional improvement after total knee arthroplasty requires both performance-based and patient-report assessments: a longitudinal analysis of outcomes

RL Mizner, SC Petterson, KE Clements… - The Journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
The purpose was to explore the responsiveness of both patient-report and performance-
based outcome measures to determine functional changes during the acute and long-term …

Does total knee replacement restore normal knee function?

PC Noble, MJ Gordon, JM Weiss… - … Research (1976-2007 …, 2005 - journals.lww.com
Despite the advanced age of many patients having total knee arthroplasty, previous attempts
to quantify patient function postoperatively have not allowed for normal deterioration of …

Knee arthroplasty: are patients' expectations fulfilled? A prospective study of pain and function in 102 patients with 5-year follow-up

AK Nilsdotter, S Toksvig-Larsen, EM Roos - Acta orthopaedica, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Background and purpose With an aging population expecting an active life after retirement,
patients' expectations of improvement after surgery are also increasing. We analyzed the …