ReviewKnee surgery & related research2015
Are Korean Patients Different from Other Ethnic Groups in Total Knee Arthroplasty?
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27 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 46 citations in OpenAlex.
- Kinematic alignment versus mechanical alignment in primary total knee arthroplasty: an updated meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2022Pooled it
- Comparison of kinematic and mechanical alignment techniques in primary total knee arthroplasty: A meta-analysis.Medicine · 2017Pooled it
- Long-term outcomes of single-radius total knee arthroplasty in an Asian population: a comparison of cruciate-retaining and posterior-stabilized designs.Knee surgery & related research · 2026Article
- Low bilateral consistency restricts the utility of the contralateral CPAK as a reliable reference for planning coronal alignment in total knee arthroplasty.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
- A development of machine learning models to preoperatively predict insufficient clinical improvement after total knee arthroplasty.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Article
- Pre-operative and Intra-operative Factors Affecting Post-operative Range of Motion in Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Prospective Clinical and Radiological Study.Indian journal of orthopaedics · 2025Article
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- Do knee alignment patterns differ between Middle Eastern and East Asian populations? A propensity-matched analysis using artificial intelligence.Knee surgery & related research · 2025Article
- Predictors of health-related quality of life after total knee arthroplasty: a case-control study.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- 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
- Early- to Mid-Term Review of a Prospective, Multi-Center, International, Outcomes Study of an Anatomically Designed Implant with Posterior-Stabilized Bearing in Total Knee Arthroplasty.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Article
- Comparable outcomes of reverse shoulder arthroplasty for proximal humerus fractures and for rotator cuff arthropathy in a predominantly asian population.Shoulder & elbow · 2023Article
- Fixed 6° distal femoral cut consistently achieves neutral alignment for Asians, Caucasians, and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2023Article
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- Influence of increased pain sensitivity on patient-reported outcomes following total knee arthroplasty.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2022Article
- Anatomical bone structure differences in patients with hemophilic arthropathy of the knee.Journal of clinical imaging science · 2022Article
- Anatomical tibial component is related to more medial tibial stress shielding after total knee arthroplasty in Korean patients.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2021Article
- Efficacy of duloxetine compared with opioid for postoperative pain control following total knee arthroplasty.PloS one · 2021Article
- Western-designed total knee implants mismatch Saudi patient knees. Anatomical bony measurements documented by computed tomography.Saudi medical journal · 2020Article
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Abstract
Most of the implants used for total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in Asian patients have been produced based on anthropometry of Western people. Since anatomic features and life styles are different between Western and Eastern people, there would be ethnic differences in terms of conformity of implants to the patient's anatomy or clinical results after TKA. Therefore, surgeons in Asia are particularly interested in related surgical techniques and implant designs used in TKA for improved clinical results and patient satisfaction. In this review, we investigated the anthropometric differences of Koreans from Westerners. Koreans are of shorter stature, less weight, and smaller skeletal structure and have a higher incidence of constitutional varus alignment of the lower extremity. Moreover, compared to Westerner TKA populations, the proportion of female patients was large and primary osteoarthritis was prevalent in preoperative diagnosis in Korean TKA patients. Culturally, Koreans have life styles that demand high flexion positions of the knee such as squatting, kneeling, and cross-legged sitting. Although there were no notable differences in the complication and revision rates following TKA between Westerners and Koreans, the incidence of postoperative deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary thromboembolism was lower in Koreans than Westerners. We hope that further research on implant designs and more interest in TKA will improve outcomes in Korean patients.
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