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Function scores of different surgeries in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis: A PRISMA-compliant systematic review and network-meta analysis.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 28 citations in OpenAlex.
- Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty is associated with lower pain levels but inferior range of motion, compared with high tibial osteotomy: a systematic overview of meta-analyses.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2022Pooled it
- Return to Physical Activity After High Tibial Osteotomy or Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review and Pooling Data Analysis.The American journal of sports medicine · 2021Pooled it
- Clinical and radiographic outcomes of double-triangle locking compression plate (DT-LCP) versus T-shaped locking compression plate (T-LCP) in medial open-wedge high tibial osteotomy: a follow-up study of over 5 years.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2026Article
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- Relative Acetabular Retroversion and Its Association With Earlier-Onset Symptomatic Osteoarthritis of the Hip.Arthroplasty today · 2024Article
- Comparison of different degrees of varus deformity correction with open-wedge high tibial osteotomy: a retrospective study over 5 years.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2024Article
- Comparison of Functional Outcomes of Two Knee Arthroplasty Techniques (Total Knee Arthroplasty and Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty) for the Treatment of Osteoarthritis, simultaneously done in the Same Patients.The archives of bone and joint surgery · 2024Article
- Comparison of the effect of combined administration of intravenous and intra-articular tranexamic acid versus their administration alone in the management of blood loss in total knee arthroplasty: a prospective, multicenter study in Iran.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Article
- Knee osteoarthritis: Current status and research progress in treatment (Review).Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2023Review
- Study of the Efficacy of Artificial Intelligence Algorithm-Based Analysis of the Functional and Anatomical Improvement in Polynucleotide Treatment in Knee Osteoarthritis Patients: A Prospective Case Series.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Application and the Effect of the Triple Prerehabilitation Nursing Model in the Perioperative Period of Knee Arthroplasty in Diabetic Patients.Emergency medicine international · 2022Article
- CLINICAL AND FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS AFTER TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY.Acta ortopedica brasileira · 2022Article
- Unbiased transcriptome mapping and modeling identify candidate genes and compounds of osteoarthritis.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2022Article
- A Malaysian Delphi consensus on managing knee osteoarthritis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2021Article
- Extracellular Vesicles from Mesenchymal Stem Cells as Potential Treatments for Osteoarthritis.Cells · 2021Review
- Chinese herbal medicine Du-Huo-Ji-Sheng-decoction for knee osteoarthritis: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis.Medicine · 2021Article
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- 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
- Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate Is Equivalent to Platelet-Rich Plasma for the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis at 1 Year: A Prospective, Randomized Trial.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2020Article
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8 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundOsteoarthritis (OA) is the third most common diagnosis made by general practitioners in older patients. The aim of this study was to compare the function scores of different surgeries in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis (KOA).
methodsCohort studies about different surgical treatments for KOA were included with a comprehensive search in PubMed, Cochrane Library, and Embase. The standard mean difference (SMD) value was evaluated and the surface under the cumulative ranking (SUCRA) curve was drawn with a combination of direct and indirect evidence. A total of 265 eligible patients were enrolled and served as the nonoperative treatment group, osteotomy group, unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) group, total knee arthroplasty (TKA) group, and arthroscopic surgery group. Before surgery, 6 months after surgery, 1 year after surgery and 5 years after surgery, the hospital for special surgery (HSS) knee score, Lysholm score, Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) score, and American knee society score (KSS) were recorded.
resultsA total of 9 cohort studies including 954 patients with KOA were finally enrolled into the study. The network-meta analysis revealed that osteotomy and UKA treatments showed a better efficacy on improving the function score. Our cohort study further confirmed that, a higher HSS knee score after 1 year and higher Lysholm score after 6 months and 1 year were observed in the osteotomy and UKA groups, while better HSS knee score and KSS after 6 months and 1 year were showed in the osteotomy and TKA groups. In the TKA group, Lysholm score and KSS were higher and WOMAC score was lower after 5 years than other groups. WOMAC score was lowest in the UKA group after 6 months, 1 year and 5 years of surgery.
conclusionThese results provide evidence that function scores of patients with KOA were improved by osteotomy, UKA, TKA, and arthroscopic surgery. And osteotomy and UKA showed better short-term efficacy, while TKA appeared better long-term efficacy.
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