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DIFFERENCES IN FUNCTIONAL OUTCOMES BETWEEN UNILATERAL AND TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY

British Orthopaedic Research Society (BORS) Annual Conference



Abstract

The aim of this study was to perform a comprehensive evaluation of the changes in function from pre- to post-surgery in total and unilateral knee arthroplasty (UKA/TKA) patients. Twenty healthy (age 62.4 ±5.9, 11 male), 14 UKA (age 60.9 ±10.1, 8 male) and 17 TKA (age 67.2 ±8.1, 9 male) patients were studied. KA patients were assessed four weeks pre- and six months post-operation. Measures of perceived pain and function were collected using Oxford Knee Score (OKS) questionnaire. Tests of objective function included joint range of motion (RoM), ultrasound imaging, and 3-D motion analysis/inverse modelling from gait and sit-stand. An optimal set of variables was used to classify KA function using the Cardiff DST method. Pre-KA and healthy individuals were accurately classified (96%). Post-operation questionnaire measures of function improved for both UKA and TKA groups. However, observed measures of RoM, muscle atrophy and gait had only limited gains. This resulted in 57% of UKA and only 27% of TKA patients being classified as healthy post-operation. The results of this study show that 6 months post-surgery UKA patients had higher function than TKA. Using statistical approaches to combine functional assessments has provided an accurate platform to classify function and estimate changes from pre- to post-surgery. The clinical application of this tool requires further investigation and comparison to commonly used clinical techniques.