ArticleWorld journal of orthopedics2014
Anterior knee pain after a total knee arthroplasty: What can cause this pain?
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- Patellar denervation does not reduce post-operative anterior knee pain after primary total knee arthroplasty with patellar resurfacing.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2021Trial
- The anterior compartment in modern knee arthroplasty.Bulletin of the Hospital for Joint Disease (2013) · 2026Review
- Dynamic computed tomography assessment of patellofemoral and tibiofemoral kinematics before and after total knee arthroplasty: A pilot study.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2026Article
- Retropatellar resurfacing in primary total knee arthroplasty does not improve clinical outcomes but increases revision rates.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2026Observational
- Localized bioimpedance reactance as a biophysical parameter of muscle recovery following total knee arthroplasty: a prospective self-controlled study.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Article
- Patellofemoral alignment safe zones in robotic-assisted total knee arthroplasty do not affect outcomes but do influence patellar resurfacing rates.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2026Article
- Does patellar resurfacing matter in robotic-assisted total knee arthroplasty with functional alignment principles?Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2025Article
- [Update 2025: Biomechanics and kinematics after total knee arthroplasty (TKA)].Orthopadie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2025Article
- Restoration of the anterior compartment after robotic total knee arthroplasty significantly improves functional outcome and range of motion at 1 year.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2025Article
- The Influence of Kinematic Alignment on Patellofemoral Joint Biomechanics in Total Knee Arthroplasty.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
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- When to Do Selective Patellar Resurfacing in Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Decision-Making Algorithm Based on Pre-operative and Intra-operative Findings.Indian journal of orthopaedics · 2024Article
- Preoperative patellar bone marrow lesions with full thickness cartilage defects correlate with residual anterior knee pain in total knee arthroplasty without patellar resurfacing.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2023Article
- Conventional rehabilitation post-TKA achieves better knee flexion with higher resource utilization compared to application-based rehabilitation - a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of orthopaedics · 2023Review
- Mapping the course to recovery: a prospective study on the anatomic distribution of early postoperative pain after total knee arthroplasty.Arthroplasty (London, England) · 2023Article
- Anterior knee pain and sit-up tests predicts patients' satisfaction and improvement in quality of life after anterior stabilized total knee replacement without patellar resurfacing.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2023Article
- Inertial-Sensor-Based Monitoring of Sample Entropy and Peak Frequency Changes in Treadmill Walking during Recovery after Total Knee Arthroplasty.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Rehabilitation Process Issues and Functional Performance after Total Hip and Knee Replacement.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
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- Early Patellofemoral Function of Medial Pivot Prostheses Compared with Posterior-Stabilized Prostheses for Unilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty.Orthopaedic surgery · 2021Article
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Abstract
Total Knee Arthroplasty has been shown to be a successful procedure for treating patients with osteoarthritis, and yet approximately 5%-10% of patients experience residual pain, especially in the anterior part of the knee. Many theories have been proposed to explain the etiology of this anterior knee pain (AKP) but, despite improvements having been made, AKP remains a problem. AKP can be described as retropatellar or peripatellar pain, which limits patients in their everyday lives. Patients suffering from AKP experience difficulty in standing up from a chair, walking up and down stairs and riding a bicycle. The question asked was: "How can a 'perfectly' placed total knee arthroplasty (TKA) still be painful: what can cause this pain?". To prevent AKP after TKA it is important to first identify the different anatomical structures that can cause this pain. Greater attention to and understanding of AKP should lead to significant pain relief and greater overall patient satisfaction after TKA. This article is a review of what pain is, how nerve signalling works and what is thought to cause Anterior Knee Pain after a Total Knee Arthroplasty.
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