Abstract. High tibial osteotomy (HTO) is a well-recognised procedure to address medial compartment osteoarthritis (OA). There remains dispute on the impact of pre-operative patient factors on patient related outcome measures (PROMS). Does BMI and
Abstract. Purpose. Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) is an effective treatment for late knee osteoarthritis (OA). However, its indications remain controversial. Young
Aims. The aim of this study was to assess factors associated with the estimated lifetime risk of revision surgery after primary knee arthroplasty (KA). Methods. All patients from the Scottish Arthroplasty Project dataset undergoing primary KA during the period 1 January 1998 to 31 December 2019 were included. The cumulative incidence function for revision and death was calculated up to 20 years. Adjusted analyses used cause-specific Cox regression modelling to determine the influence of patient factors. The lifetime risk was calculated as a percentage for patients
Abstract. Introduction. Little is known about employment following revision total knee arthroplasty (RTKA). This study aims to describe factors associated with returning to employment in patients of working
Abstract. Introduction. Meniscal repair is an accepted surgical option for meniscal tears. However, there remains trepidation with regard to offering such surgery to older patients. We aim to evaluate the outcomes in these such patients. Methodology. A single surgeons log was used to identify patients who underwent meniscal repair and were over the
Aims. The aim of this study was to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of arthroscopic partial meniscectomy versus physical therapy plus optional delayed arthroscopic partial meniscectomy in young patients
Abstract. Introduction. The number of total knee replacements (TKRs) performed continues to increase and is marked in patients under the
Abstract. Introduction. With respect to survivorship following total knee arthroplasty (TKA), joint registries consistently demonstrate higher revision rates for both sexes in those less than 55 years. The current study analyses the survivorship of 500 cementless TKAs performed in this
Aims. This study aims to determine the rate of and risk factors for total knee arthroplasty (TKA) after operative management of tibial plateau fractures (TPFs) in older adults. Methods. This is a retrospective cohort study of 182 displaced TPFs in 180 patients
Aims. MRI has been suggested as an objective method of assessing anterior crucate ligament (ACL) graft “ligamentization” after reconstruction. It has been proposed that the MRI appearances could be used as an indicator of graft maturity and used as part of a return-to-sport assessment. The aim of this study was to evaluate the correlation between MRI graft signal and postoperative functional scores, anterior knee laxity, and patient
Abstract. Introduction. Medial fix bearing unicompartmental knee replacement (UKR) designs are consider safe and effective implants with many registries data and big cohort series showing excellent survivorship and clinical outcome comparable to that reported for the most expensive and surgically challenging medial UKR mobile bearing designs. However, whether all polyethylene tibial components (all-poly) provided comparable results to metal-backed modular components during medial fix bearing UKR remains unclear. There have been previous suggestions that all-poly tibia UKR implants might show unacceptable higher rates of early failure due to tibial component early loosening especially in high body max index (BMI) patients. This study aims to find out the short and long-term survival rate of all-poly tibia UKR and its relationship with implant thickness and patient demographics including sex,
Introduction. Primary total knee arthroplasties (TKA) performed in younger patients raise concerns regarding the potential for accelerated polyethylene wear, aseptic loosening, and thus revision TKA at a younger
Aims. As the population
Introduction. Expanded indications and patient demand have significantly increased the number of TKA performed in young and active patients under
Aims. Little is known about employment following total knee arthroplasty
(TKA). This study aims to identify factors which predict return
to work following TKA in patients of working
Aims. Risk of revision following total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is higher
in patients under 55 years, but little data are reported regarding
non-revision outcomes. This study aims to identify predictors of
dissatisfaction in these patients. Patients and Methods. We prospectively assessed 177 TKAs (157 consecutive patients,
99 women, mean
We present a comparison of patient-reported outcomes
(PROMs) in relation to patient
Background. Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty provides a good alternative to total knee arthroplasty in patients with isolated medial compartment osteoarthritis. There has been variable reporting in the literature as to whether
We report the ten-year survival of a cemented
total knee replacement (TKR) in patients
The aims of this retrospective study were to
compare the mid-term outcomes following revision total knee replacement
(TKR) in 76 patients (81 knees) <
55 years of