Primary TKA Patients with Quantifiably Balanced Soft-Tissue Achieve Significant Clinical Gains Sooner than Unbalanced Patients

Autor: Kenneth A. Gustke, Gregory J. Golladay, Martin W. Roche, Leah C. Elson, Christopher R. Anderson
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Advances in Orthopedics, Vol 2014 (2014)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2090-3464
2090-3472
18727069
DOI: 10.1155/2014/628695
Popis: Although total knee arthroplasty has a high success rate, poor outcomes and early revision are associated with ligament imbalance. This multicenter evaluation was performed in order to provide 1-year followup of a previously reported group of patients who had sensor-assisted TKA, comparing the clinical outcomes of quantitatively balanced versus unbalanced patients. At 1 year, the balanced cohort scored 179.3 and 10.4 in KSS and WOMAC, respectively; the unbalanced cohort scored 156.1 and 17.9 in KSS and WOMAC (P
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