ArticleClinical orthopaedics and related research2010
Patient satisfaction after total knee arthroplasty: who is satisfied and who is not?
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Who cites it
1,125 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Comparative pain relief and functional outcomes following robotic-assisted versus conventional total knee arthroplasty: a GRADE-assessed meta-analysis with meta-regression of randomized controlled trials.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Robotic-assisted total knee arthroplasty: Promise or parity in long-term outcomes?Musculoskeletal surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Are preoperative psychological factors associated with chronic postoperative pain after total knee arthroplasty: a systematic review.EFORT open reviews · 2026Pooled it
- Patellofemoral Joint Outcomes in Kinematically vs. Mechanically Aligned Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Pooled it
- Kinematic Alignment Does Not Result in Clinically Important Improvements After TKA Compared With Mechanical Alignment: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Trials.Clinical orthopaedics and related research · 2025Pooled it
- Continuous femoral nerve block as pain management following total knee arthroplasty: a systematic review.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Mechanical versus kinematic alignment for total knee arthroplasty: a meta-analysis.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of previous arthroscopic knee surgery on the outcomes of primary total knee arthroplasty: a systematic review and PRISMA-compliant meta-analysis.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Pooled it
- Improved surgical accuracy in total knee arthroplasty using the ROSA® knee system: A randomised-controlled unblinded trial.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2026Trial
- Liposomal bupivacaine in peri-articular injection reduces opioid consumption and improves early prognosis of total knee arthroplasty: a randomized controlled trial.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Trial
- Efficacy of Active Exercises to Improve Range of Motion in Knee Joint After Total Knee Arthroplasty. A Randomized Controlled Trial.Physiotherapy research international : the journal for researchers and clinicians in physical therapy · 2026Trial
- Six-degree-of-freedom knee motion during treadmill walking in mechanically and kinematically aligned TKA.Scientific reports · 2026Trial
- Is genicular nerve radio frequency ablation the key to improving patients' satisfaction after total knee arthroplasty? a randomised controlled trial.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2026Trial
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- Hypobaric unilateral spinal anesthesia with multimodal analgesia enhances recovery in total knee arthroplasty.BMC anesthesiology · 2026Trial
- Effects of improved visual appearance on clinical outcomes after total knee arthroplasty: a randomized controlled trial.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Trial
- Psychometric properties of the knee osteoarthritis pain index.Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) · 2025Trial
- Preserving Patient-Specific Knee Motion: A Randomized Clinical Trial of Unicompartmental and Total Knee Arthroplasty.Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society · 2025Trial
- Application of saphenous nerve infrapatellar branch protection technique in total knee arthroplasty.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Trial
- Preservation of the infrapatellar fat pad during total knee arthroplasty reduces subacute postoperative anterior knee pain: a randomized controlled trial.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Trial
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Abstract
unlabelledDespite substantial advances in primary TKA, numerous studies using historic TKA implants suggest only 82% to 89% of primary TKA patients are satisfied. We reexamined this issue to determine if contemporary TKA implants might be associated with improved patient satisfaction. We performed a cross-sectional study of patient satisfaction after 1703 primary TKAs performed in the province of Ontario. Our data confirmed that approximately one in five (19%) primary TKA patients were not satisfied with the outcome. Satisfaction with pain relief varied from 72-86% and with function from 70-84% for specific activities of daily living. The strongest predictors of patient dissatisfaction after primary TKA were expectations not met (10.7x greater risk), a low 1-year WOMAC (2.5x greater risk), preoperative pain at rest (2.4x greater risk) and a postoperative complication requiring hospital readmission (1.9x greater risk). LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level II, prognostic study. See Guidelines for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.
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