The comparison of clinical features and quality of life after total knee replacement

Abstract

[Purpose] The purpose of this study is to provide fundamental information for efficient management of patients after a total knee replacement (TKR) through the evaluation of changes of range of motion, pain, functional level, and quality of life. [Subjects and Methods] For a total of 63 knee osteoarthritis patients, VAS, KSKS, KSFS, HSS, WOMAC scores and quality of life were evaluated for functional levels at pre-operation, post-operation, six months after operation, and 12 months after operation. [Results] After the TKR operations, participants showed significant improvement in KSKS, KSFS, WOMAC, and SF-36 scores when compared to pre-operation. [Conclusion] After a TKR operation, ROM, and pain management, along with a therapeutic program for improvement of function, should be conducted 6 months after the operation.

Current Status and Changes in Pain and Activities of Daily Living in Elderly Patients with Osteoarthritis Before and After Unilateral Total Knee Replacement Surgery

“…In most of the previous knee OA studies, the duration of follow up was long, and the reported improvement tended to be most obvious at 6 months after surgery [13]. Although the current study had a relatively short follow up, significant reductions in pain were observed, as reported previously in Wu, Tang, and Hong (2016).…”

“…They concluded that the main causes of knee OA were overweight status (OR 1.98; 95% CI 1.57–2.20), obesity (OR 2.66; 95% CI 2.15–3.28), and female gender (OR 1.68; 95% CI 1.37–2.07) [12]. Several other longitudinal studies have focused on pain changes in knee OA patients before TKR and at varying time points after TKR [13]. For example, Lee et al, (2017) studied pain in 63 patients before and after TKR surgery, at 6 months and 12 months after they completed surgery.…”

“…For example, Lee et al, (2017) studied pain in 63 patients before and after TKR surgery, at 6 months and 12 months after they completed surgery. The mean pain score (on a scale from 0 to 10) significantly improved from a score of 7 before surgery to a score of 3 at 6 months after surgery, which was a significant improvement [13].…”

Clinical outcomes and quality of life after Total Knee Replacement (TKR) - A systematic review

“…Three studies were carried out in Singapore [35,42,48] and two in Denmark [53,54]. One study was contributed by each of the following countries: Canada [56], Australia [31], Germany [39], Greece [40], South Korea [43], and Belgium [46]. The study area was not stated by one of the studies [49].…”

“…Out of twenty seven studies, four studies were assessed through Cochrane Risk of Bias Tool for randomized studies, three studies [52][53][54] reported to be of high quality whereas one [13] was found to be of moderate quality (Additional File 2). Among the non-randomized studies, thirteen studies [31,32,36,37,39,[41][42][43][44]47,48,51,55] were reported to be of moderate quality and six studies [33,34,38,45,46,49] were found to be of low quality. Only four studies [35,40,50,56]were reported to be of high quality.…”