ReviewInternational journal of rheumatic diseases2011
Who should have knee joint replacement surgery for osteoarthritis?
Review in International journal of rheumatic diseases, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 53 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Evaluation of Early Migration of Medially Stabilized Arthroplasty as a Predictor of Long Time Survivorship (Implant Design Study)
Comparison of in Vivo Kinematics of Different Implants in ACL-sacrificing vs. Medially Stabilized Arthroplasty (Implant Design Study)
In Vivo Stability of an Uncemented Total Knee Arthroplasty With Medially Stabilized Design
Who cites it
53 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Assessment of safety and efficacy of intra-articular injection of stromal vascular fraction for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis-a systematic review.International orthopaedics · 2021Pooled it
- Injection of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells exosomes for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis: from preclinical to clinical research.Journal of translational medicine · 2025Trial
- Clinical application research of intelligent monitoring system for knee rehabilitation: a randomized controlled trial.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2024Trial
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- The effect of hybrid reinforcement of fMWCNT and nHA to UHMWPE mechanical and tribological properties.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Association of arthritis and total joint arthroplasty with self-reported function in former professional American-style football players.PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation · 2026Article
- AE-MXene-modified titanium alloy promotes osseointegration by regulating the AMPK-MTOR-autophagy pathway in macrophage.Journal of nanobiotechnology · 2026Article
- Burden of osteoarthritis in North Africa and Middle East from 1990 to 2021: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2021 study.Clinical rheumatology · 2026Article
- Cardiometabolic disease and risk of total knee arthroplasty among patients with knee osteoarthritis receiving intra-articular hyaluronic acid: a real-world cohort study.Therapeutic advances in musculoskeletal disease · 2026Article
- Curcumin controls the senescence of adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells via the FoxO3/autophagy signaling pathway to enhance joint homeostasis for osteoarthritis therapy.Stem cell research & therapy · 2025Article
- PainDETECT as a Potential Tool for Personalized Medicine: Predicting Outcome One Year After Knee Arthroplasty.Mayo Clinic proceedings. Innovations, quality & outcomes · 2025Article
- To What Degree Do Patients' and Clinicians' Ratings of Appropriateness of TKA Align, and Were Expected Outcomes Associated With Those Ratings?Clinical orthopaedics and related research · 2025Article
- Progress and Challenges of Topical Delivery Technologies Meditated Drug Therapy for Osteoarthritis.International journal of nanomedicine · 2024Review
- Hospital variation in revision rates after primary knee arthroplasty was not explained by patient selection: baseline data from 1452 patients in the Danish prospective multicenter cohort study, SPARK.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2023Observational
- An open-label, single-arm trial of cryoneurolysis for improvements in pain, activities of daily living and quality of life in patients with symptomatic ankle osteoarthritis.Osteoarthritis and cartilage open · 2022Article
- Identification of candidate enhancers controlling the transcriptome during the formation of interphalangeal joints.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Injectable cultured bone marrow derived mesenchymal cells vs chondrocytes in the treatment of chondral defects of the knee - RCT with 6 years follow-up.Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma · 2022Article
- A Comprehensive Update of Prolotherapy in the Management of Osteoarthritis of the Knee.Orthopedic reviews · 2022Article
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- Genicular artEry embolizatioN in patiEnts with oSteoarthrItiS of the Knee (GENESIS) Using Permanent Microspheres: Interim Analysis.Cardiovascular and interventional radiology · 2021Article
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Abstract
Knee joint replacement is an effective and cost-effective intervention for severe symptomatic osteoarthritis of the knee joint. However, utilisation rates vary hugely, there are no indications, it is difficult to know when (in the course of arthritis) it is best to operate, and some 10-20% of people who have this surgery are unhappy with the outcome, and have persistent pain. In this article we briefly discuss the variations in utilization of knee joint replacement, and then outline four different approaches to the selection and prioritisation of patients for this procedure. Consensus criteria, including appropriateness criteria are available, but if produced by professionals alone, they may conflict with the views of patients and the public. Databases and cohort studies can be used to attempt relating outcomes to baseline characteristics, but at present we can only account for a small percentage of the variance with this technique. Finally, we propose use of the 'capacity to benefit framework' to attempt providing guidance to both patients and healthcare professionals.
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