ArticleKnee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA2018
Sports activity is maintained or increased following total knee arthroplasty.
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- High rate of return to low-impact physical activity or sports after total and unicompartmental knee arthroplasty: A systematic review with meta-analysis.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2026Pooled it
- Amount and type of physical activity and sports from one year forward after hip or knee arthroplasty-A systematic review.PloS one · 2021Pooled it
- Effect of knee arthroplasty on sports participation and activity levels: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2020Pooled it
- The effects of a 3-month controlled hiking programme on the functional abilities of patients following total knee arthroplasty: a prospective, randomized trial.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2017Trial
- [Good recovery of leisure activities and sport after primary implantation of cementless knee arthroplasty after 5 years : A retrospective study].Orthopadie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2026Article
- Robotic-assisted total knee arthroplasty is not associated with improved accuracy in implant position and alignment compared to conventional instrumentation in the execution of a preoperative digital plan.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2024Article
- Does high activity after total and unicompartmental knee arthroplasty increase the risk for aseptic revision?Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2023Article
- No difference in sports participation and patient-reported functional outcomes between total knee arthroplasty and unicompartmental knee arthroplasty at minimum 2-year follow-up in a matched control study.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2023Article
- A relevant number of patients do not increase their engagement in physical, social and leisure activities at the medium-term after total knee arthroplasty: a prospective cohort study.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2023Article
- Total knee arthroplasty improves sports activity and the patient-reported functional outcome at mid-term follow-up.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2023Article
- Shift to low-impact sports and recreational activities following total knee replacement.The International journal of artificial organs · 2022Article
- Femoral rollback at high-flexion during squatting is related to the improvement of sports activities after bicruciate-stabilized total knee arthroplasty: an observational study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Observational
- Twenty-one sports activities are recommended by the European Knee Associates (EKA) six months after total knee arthroplasty.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2021Article
- [Recommendations for unicondylar knee replacement in the course of time : A current inventory].Der Orthopade · 2021Review
- Feasibility of Ski Mountaineering for Patients Following a Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Descriptive Field Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
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Abstract
purposeThe purpose of this study was to investigate sports activities and functional abilities in patients following total knee arthroplasty (TKA). It was hypothesized that patients who had undergone TKA would return to a higher activity level as that experienced preoperatively.
methodsTwo hundred patients were included in this prospective single-cohort study. All the patients completed subjective questionnaires (Tegner Activity Level, Oxford Knee Score, Visual Analog Scale for pain) prior to surgery as well as at 6, 12, and 24 months postoperatively. Additionally, sports behaviour was evaluated. Sports frequency was divided into four categories: more than 5 times a week, 2-3 times a week, occasionally, and no sports activities. Additionally, the patients were asked to state their three favourite summer and winter sports.
resultsAll patient-reported outcome scores improved significantly over time (p ≤ 0.005). The Tegner Activity Level increased significantly from the preoperative state to 24 months postsurgery (p = 0.005). Six months after surgery, 43% of the patients returned to the same and 35% to a higher Tegner Activity Level than prior to surgery. Gender-related differences were observed for the Tegner Activity Level showing a higher activity level for the male than for the female patients. Overall, 24 months postsurgery 83% of the patients practiced sports in comparison with 79% prior to surgery.
conclusionsFollowing TKA, the patients were able to increase sports performance, while pain was reduced. Therefore, patients who want to continue their desired sports may safely consider TKA. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: II.
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