1. To investigate the effect of revision total knee replacement (TKR) on gait kinematics in patients with a primary TKR and instability.2. To compare gait kinematics between patients with a well-functioning TKR and those with a primary TKR and symptoms of instability. This single-centre observational study is following patients who have had a revision TKR due to knee instability. Data was collected pre- and post-operatively at 8–12 week follow-up. The data was compared to a control group of 18 well-functioning TKR patients. Kinematic gait data was collected during routine clinics using a treadmill-based infrared 3D system (Vicon, Oxford, UK) and a published lower limb marker-set. Patients performed 15 strides at three different speeds: 0.6mph, self-selected, and a ‘slow walk’ normalised to leg length (Froude number 0.09). PROMs questionnaires were collected. NHS ethical approval was obtained.Abstract
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