Ambulatory Function in Total Knee Arthroplasty

Joint position sense in total knee arthroplasty

“…Moreover, the functional results of total joint arthroplasty have not been as successful as the achievements in the relief of pain. Despite correction of deformity and removal of pain, normal gait patterns are only seldom present postoperatively (16), and these results seem to persist for long periods (19). Recently, Andriacchi et al found differences in stair-climbing ability in patients with different designs of TKA prosthesis (l), and they invoked loss of proprioceptive control as a possible explanation.…”