ReviewOsteoarthritis and cartilage open2020
Satisfaction after total knee replacement for osteoarthritis is usually high, but what are we measuring? A systematic review.
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- What proportion of people have long-term pain after total hip or knee replacement? An update of a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ open · 2025Pooled it
- Exercise- and education-based prehabilitation before total knee arthroplasty: a pilot study.Journal of rehabilitation medicine · 2024Trial
- Validation of a standardized question and a numerical rating scale for assessment of patient satisfaction after knee arthroplasty at one and two years.Bone & joint open · 2026Article
- Coronal Plane Alignment of the Knee Classification and Its Correlation with Post-operative Functional Outcomes in Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Prospective Cohort Study.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2026Article
- Statistical shape model-based estimation of registration error in computer-assisted total knee arthroplasty.International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery · 2026Article
- Evidence-based informed consent forms for total knee arthroplasty and anaesthesia: development and pilot study.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2026Article
- Evaluating Patient Satisfaction Outcome After Total Knee Arthroplasty Done at Our Hospital's Joint Replacement Registry, Egypt.Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews · 2026Observational
- Patient-reported outcomes after total knee replacement: Questionnaire and functional assessment study.Bioinformation · 2026Article
- Mapping the Quality of German-Language Health Information on the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis: Cross-Sectional Analysis.JMIR infodemiology · 2025Article
- Chronic pain after primary total and medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty for osteoarthritis: a Danish nationwide cross-sectional survey.Acta orthopaedica · 2025Article
- Phenomenological exploration of experiences, satisfaction and quality of life after 1-month total knee arthroplasty rehabilitation: "pain decreased; discomfort disappeared".Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Is 80% satisfaction still the expectation in modern TKA mechanically aligned with robot assist? We think not.Journal of robotic surgery · 2024Article
- A Modified Technique for Two-Stage Revision in Knee PJI Treatment.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Informed consent for total knee arthroplasty: exploration of patient`s information acquisition and decision-making processes-a qualitative study.BMC health services research · 2023Article
- Early Outcomes of Dual-Pivot Total Knee Replacement Compared to an Ultracongruent Design.Clinics in orthopedic surgery · 2022Article
- "It's Not My Knee": Understanding Ongoing Pain and Discomfort After Total Knee Replacement Through Re-Embodiment.Arthritis care & research · 2022Article
- Evaluating willingness for surgery using the SMART Choice (Knee) patient prognostic tool for total knee arthroplasty: study protocol for a pragmatic randomised controlled trial.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Article
- Articular spacers in two-stage revision arthroplasty for prosthetic joint infection of the hip and the knee.EFORT open reviews · 2022Review
- Location-Dependent Human Osteoarthritis Cartilage Response to Realistic Cyclic Loading:Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2022Article
- What influences patient satisfaction after total knee replacement? A qualitative long-term follow-up study.BMJ open · 2021Article
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Abstract
Objective: Patient satisfaction is considered an important outcome measure after total knee replacement, but the construct is complex. There is large variation both in how satisfaction is measured and estimates of the proportion of people who are satisfied after surgery. The aim of this systematic review was to i) evaluate the proportion of people reported to be satisfied after total knee replacement for osteoarthritis; and ii) assess the content validity of the utilised satisfaction measures. Methods: We searched four literature databases with search phrases 'Total Knee Arthroplasty' OR 'Total Knee Replacement' AND 'Patient satisfaction' for studies that measured satisfaction at least 6 month post-unilateral primary total knee replacement for knee osteoarthritis. Identified studies were assessed for risk of bias, and studies at high risk of bias were excluded (PROSPERO: CRD42017058936). Meta-analysis was not appropriate due to the heterogeneity in satisfaction instruments, thus satisfaction scores were described. The content validity of satisfaction questionnaires was assessed using the COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health status Measurement Instruments criteria. Results: The present review found heterogeneity in the satisfaction questions used, as well as the satisfaction estimates from the various studies. Only two satisfaction instruments were relevant for a Total Knee Replacement population and both failed assessment for content validity due to lack of patient involvement during development and testing in accordance with the COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health status Measurement Instruments criteria. Conclusion: Future research should focus on qualitative methods to elicit patients' perspectives of satisfaction to build theoretical understanding.
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