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Balance and quality of life after total knee arthroplasty.
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- Resistance exercise training to improve post-operative rehabilitation in knee arthroplasty patients: A narrative review.European journal of sport science · 2024Review
- Predictors of health-related quality of life after total knee arthroplasty: a case-control study.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- High tibial osteotomy improves balance control in patients with knee osteoarthritis and a varus deformity.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2023Article
- Radiographic Evaluation of Postoperative Alignment in Total Knee Arthroplasty.Revista brasileira de ortopedia · 2022Article
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- Health-Related Quality of Life and Outcome after Total Knee Replacement: Results from a Cross-Sectional Survey in Jordan.Advances in orthopedics · 2021Article
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- RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE KNEE AND HINDFOOT AXES IN PATIENTS WITH SEVERE KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS.Acta ortopedica brasileiraArticle
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Abstract
objectiveTo evaluate the change in balance and quality of life in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty for primary gonarthrosis.
methodPatients aged 60 years or older were evaluated in relation to the balance and quality of life before total knee arthroplasty and six months after surgery. To assess balance, this study used the Motor Scale Test for the Elderly; quality of life was assessed using the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index questionnaire and the Short Form Health Survey. A control group consisting of healthy adults, age- and gender-paired, was used to compare the balance after surgery results.
resultsTwenty-eight patients completed the study, of a total of 37 arthroplasties. The mean age was 70.18 ± 6.17 years. All variables were statistically significant (
conclusionTotal knee arthroplasty is effective at improving balance six months after surgery, as well as all domains of quality of life. However, it is not able to restore balance to a level comparable to that of healthy individuals.
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