Observational studyCartilage2018
Early Clinically Relevant Improvement in Quality of Life and Clinical Outcomes 1 Year Postsurgery in Patients with Knee and Hip Joint Arthroplasties.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 35 citations in OpenAlex.
- Association between preoperative radiographic osteoarthritis severity and patient-reported outcomes after total hip arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis.International orthopaedics · 2026Pooled it
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- Sex and Age Affect Progression to Total Knee Arthroplasty After Cartilage Surgery: A UK Biobank Cohort Study.Cartilage · 2026Article
- COST AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN PATIENTS UNDERWENT HIP ARTHROPLASTY IN A BRAZILIAN HOSPITAL.Acta ortopedica brasileira · 2025Article
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- Association of physical activity with fatty infiltration of muscles after total hip arthroplasty.Skeletal radiology · 2024Article
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- Cyclic cryotherapy with vitamin D facilitates early rehabilitation after total knee arthroplasty.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Article
- Effect of anterior femoral cortical notch grade on postoperative function and complications during TKA surgery: A multicenter, retrospective study.Open medicine (Warsaw, Poland) · 2024Article
- Post-total joint arthroplasty opioid prescribing practices vary widely and are not associated with opioid refill: an observational cohort study.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2023Observational
- Posterior cruciate-retaining total knee arthroplasty exhibits small kinematic changes in the first postoperative year.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2023Article
- Patients' perceived walking abilities, daily-life gait behavior and gait quality before and 3 months after total knee arthroplasty.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2022Article
- The role of the lower extremity functional scale in predicting surgical outcomes for total joint arthroplasty patients.Arthroplasty (London, England) · 2022Article
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- Short-term patient-reported outcomes following total hip replacement: Is the success picture overrated?Osteoarthritis and cartilage open · 2021Article
- Marital Relationship and Quality of Life in Couples Following Hip Replacement Surgery.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Impact of sarcopenia on rehabilitation outcomes after total knee replacement in older adults with knee osteoarthritis.Therapeutic advances in musculoskeletal disease · 2021Article
- Complications to 6 months following total hip or knee arthroplasty: observations from an Australian clinical outcomes registry.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2020Article
- Total joint replacement improves pain, functional quality of life, and health utilities in patients with late-stage knee and hip osteoarthritis for up to 5 years.Clinical rheumatology · 2020Article
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10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
Objective To measure and identify the determinants of the outcomes after hip/knee arthroplasty (HA/KA) in patients with osteoarthritis during the first postsurgical year. Design In this prospective observational study, we evaluated the preoperative and postoperative (3, 6, and 12 months) outcomes of 626 patients who underwent HA (346 with median age 65 years, 59% female) or KA (280 with median age 66.5 years, 54% female) between 2008 and 2013. Generic and specific tools were used to measure health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and utility. Good outcome was defined as an improvement in WOMAC (Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index) greater than or equal to the minimal important difference (MID). Regressions were performed to evaluate the relationship between preoperative and postoperative measures and evolution of WOMAC/good outcome. Results We observed an almost systematic improvement of all parameters for up to 12 months, but especially at the 3-month follow-up. The low number of comorbidities and the absence of postoperative complications were the common determinants of improvement of WOMAC total score after 12 months. Other parameters (background of the joint, preoperative function and length of hospital stay in KA group; place of discharge in HA group) affected the evolution of WOMAC scores. 87.09% of HA and 73.06% of KA patients experienced a good outcome. A small number of comorbidities, a worse preoperative function, a shortened hospital stay (KA only), and an absence of early postoperative complications (HA only) significantly predicted a good outcome. Conclusions Intermediate HRQoL following HA or KA improved quickly from preoperative levels for all instruments. More than 70% of patients achieved a good outcome defined as improved pain, stiffness and disability and the predictors are slightly close.
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