Acquired idiopathic stiffness after total knee arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis

ME Tibbo, AK Limberg, CG Salib, AT Ahmed… - JBJS, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Background: Stiffness is a common reason for suboptimal clinical outcomes after primary
total knee arthroplasty (pTKA). There is a lack of consensus regarding its definition, which is …

Why are total knee arthroplasties failing today—has anything changed after 10 years?

PF Sharkey, PM Lichstein, C Shen, AT Tokarski… - The Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study was to determine the frequency and cause of failure after total
knee arthroplasty and compare the results with those reported by our similar investigation …

The stiff total knee arthroplasty: causes, treatment modalities and results

EC Rodríguez-Merchán - EFORT Open Reviews, 2019 - eor.bioscientifica.com
It is clear that the stiff total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a multifactorial entity associated with
preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative factors. Management of the stiff TKA is best …

Stiffness after total knee arthroplasty

J Manrique, MM Gomez, J Parvizi - The journal of knee surgery, 2015 - thieme-connect.com
Stiffness after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) adversely affects outcome and impacts patient
function. Various risk factors for stiffness after TKA have been identified, including reduced …

Fibrosis is a common outcome following total knee arthroplasty

N Abdul, D Dixon, A Walker, J Horabin, N Smith… - Scientific reports, 2015 - nature.com
Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is one of the most successful orthopaedic procedures that
alleviates pain and restores function in patients with degenerative knee joint diseases …

The effect of timing of manipulation under anesthesia to improve range of motion and functional outcomes following total knee arthroplasty

K Issa, S Banerjee, MA Kester, HS Khanuja… - JBJS, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Background: Manipulation under anesthesia has been reported to improve range of motion
when other rehabilitative efforts fail to obtain adequate motion after total knee arthroplasty …

Manipulation under anesthesia following total knee arthroplasty: a comprehensive review of literature

A Kornuijt, D Das, T Sijbesma, L de Vries… - Musculoskeletal …, 2018 - Springer
Introduction The etiology of the stiff knee after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is largely
unknown, although excessive scar tissue due to arthrofibrosis is an important reason for a …

Clinical, objective, and functional outcomes of manipulation under anesthesia to treat knee stiffness following total knee arthroplasty

K Issa, BH Kapadia, M Kester, HS Khanuja… - The Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study was to determine the clinical outcomes of manipulation under
anesthesia (MUA) in a cohort who had developed knee stiffness following total knee …

The use of electronic sensor device to augment ligament balancing leads to a lower rate of arthrofibrosis after total knee arthroplasty

JA Geller, A Lakra, T Murtaugh - The Journal of Arthroplasty, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a highly successful surgery shown to improve
quality of life. One of the more common known complications of TKA is early arthrofibrosis …

Revision surgery for the stiff total knee arthroplasty

JR Donaldson, F Tudor, J Gollish - The Bone & Joint Journal, 2016 - boneandjoint.org.uk
Aims The aim of this study was to examine the results of revision total knee arthroplasty
(TKA) undertaken for stiffness in the absence of sepsis or loosening. Patients and Methods …