Enhanced recovery after day surgery total knee arthroplasty, the new standard of care: An Asian perspective.

Background: This study describes the implementation of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) total knee arthroplasty (TKA) with day-surgery protocol to assess the outcome of ERAS day surgery TKA compared with traditional ERAS inpatient TKA in terms of length of stay (LOS), 30-day readmission, complications, and patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs).

Methods: Patients who underwent unilateral primary TKA from August 2020 to July 2021 were followed up. All TKAs were performed with the ERAS protocol.

Long-Term Outcomes of Articular Surface Replacement (ASR) Implant in Hip Arthroplasty: A Single Institution Review.

Various metal-on-metal (MoM) total hip replacements (THRs) have been found to have high short-term failure rates due to adverse responses to metal debris (ARMD). As a consequence, several low-performing THRs have been removed off the market. The purpose of this research was to look at the at least five-year outcomes of patients who had MoM hip arthroplasty at our institution.

CT-based TruMatch® Personal Solutions for knee replacement Surgery … Does it really match?

Objective: Patient-specific templates promises to be able to increase alignment while decreasing operative time, increasing patient throughput, decreasing instrumentation, reducing risk of fat embolism and intraoperative bleeding, decreasing tissue loss, shortening recovery, reducing post-operative pain and decreasing incidence of infection. However, multiple studies have shown conflicting results regarding these potential benefits. This study serves to critically evaluate the potential advantages and disadvantages of using a patient-specific templating technique through a single-surgeon study.

Clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction following revision of failed unicompartmental knee arthroplasty to total knee arthroplasty are as good as a primary total knee arthroplasty.

Background: With unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) being increasingly performed for medial compartment osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee, revision total knee arthroplasty (TKA) for failed UKA is expected to increase. Our primary aim is to evaluate patients in our tertiary institution who underwent revision of failed UKA to TKA to compare their pre-operative clinical scores (patient-reported outcome measures, PROMs) to those of primary TKA.

Methods: Retrospective review of our institutional arthroplasty registry between 2001 and 2014 was performed.

The safest and most efficacious route of tranexamic acid administration in total joint arthroplasty: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.

Introduction: Blood loss in Total Joint Arthroplasty can be significant and often under-estimated. This study aims to investigate the safety and efficacy of different routes of tranexamic acid (TXA) administration in reducing blood transfusion after Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA) and Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA). The secondary aim is to find the safest and most efficacious route and dose of TXA.

Predictors of Midterm Outcomes after Medial Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty in Asians.

Background: This study was designed to evaluate predictors of good outcomes following medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) in Asian patients.

Methods: Registry data of patients who underwent primary unilateral medial UKA from 2006 to 2011 were collected. Outcomes studied were the Oxford Knee Score (OKS) and the Physical Component Score (PCS) of the Short Form 36 (SF-36) questionnaire.

Age and Preoperative Knee Society Score Are Significant Predictors of Outcomes Among Asians Following Total Knee Arthroplasty.

Background: The ability to predict patients' functional outcomes will add value to preoperative counseling. The purpose of this study was to evaluate predictors of good outcomes following total knee arthroplasty (TKA) among Asian patients.

Methods: Registry data from 2006 to 2010 were extracted.

Are patients more satisfied and have better functional outcome after bilateral total knee arthroplasty as compared to total hip arthroplasty and unilateral total knee arthroplasty surgery? A two-year follow-up study.

This study aims to review the quality of life and physical improvement achieved by total joint arthroplasty surgery, namely unilateral TKA, bilateral TKA and THA. We hypothesize that patients who undergo bilateral TKA should have greater improvement in patient-reported outcome measures, as compared to patients who had unilateral TKA, and their outcomes may be comparable to that of THA. We analyzed prospectively collected data of all patients who underwent unilateral TKA, bilateral TKA and THA (5291, 187 and 529 patients respectively) for end-stage osteoarthritis at a tertiary hospital during the 5-year period.

Gender difference in outcome after total knee replacement.

Purpose: To compare the outcome after primary total knee replacement (TKR) for end-stage knee osteoarthritis (OA) in men versus women.

Methods: Records of 214 men and 1040 women who underwent primary TKR for end-stage knee OA and were followed up for a minimum of 2 years were reviewed. Knee flexion, Oxford Knee Score, Knee Society Score (KSS), and 8 subscores of Short Form 36 (SF-36) were recorded preoperatively and at postoperative 6 months and 2 years.

Early experiences with robot-assisted total knee arthroplasty using the DigiMatch™ ROBODOC® surgical system.

Introduction: The use of robotics in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) has been shown to minimise human error, as well as improve the accuracy and precision of component implantation and mechanical axis alignment. The present study aimed to demonstrate that robot-assisted TKA using ROBODOC® is safe and capable of producing a consistent and accurate postoperative mechanical axis.

Methods: We prospectively recruited 27 consecutive patients who underwent robot-assisted TKA between May and December 2012.

Recovery in knee range of motion reaches a plateau by 12 months after total knee arthroplasty.

Purpose: The primary aim of this study was to identify the time point at which improvements in knee range of motion reach a plateau, if any. The secondary aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between the improvements in knee range of motion and patient-reported outcomes [Oxford knee score (OKS) and SF-36]. The hypothesis is that there is a time point at which the recovery in the knee range of motion after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) plateaus.