Stiffness After Total Knee Arthroplasty: Prevalence and Treatment Outcome
| Autor: | Ashok Ramasamy, Maheswaran W Archunan, Girish Swamy |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
musculoskeletal diseases
total knee arthroplasty medicine.medical_specialty Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation medicine.medical_treatment Prosthesis rehabilitation arthrofibrosis Medicine pain manipulation under anaesthesia Arthrofibrosis Flexion contracture business.industry General Engineering Postoperative complication Retrospective cohort study joint stiffness musculoskeletal system medicine.disease Surgery body regions Orthopedics Joint stiffness medicine.symptom business Range of motion Complication post operative complication |
| Zdroj: | Cureus |
| ISSN: | 2168-8184 |
| Popis: | Introduction Stiffness following total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is an incapacitating complication. The prevalence and causes leading to stiffness are not clearly determined. The aim of the study was to ascertain the prevalence, determine the influencing factors, and evaluate the efficacy of manipulation under anaesthesia (MUA) as a treatment option. Method Retrospective review of consecutive series of 1350 primary TKA over a 28-month period. For the purpose of the study, stiffness was defined as flexion contracture of >15 degrees and/or flexion of |
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