Do preoperative anxiety and depression influence the outcome of knee arthroplasty?

Background: The association of depression and chronic pain in knee osteoarthritis is a complex and difficult phenomenon to understand. In fact, establishing the order of appearance of these entities might result in an arduous task.

Objective: In addition to analyzing the relationship between preoperative anxiety and depression according to the results of total knee arthroplasty (TKA), we will assess the evolution of anxiety and depression symptoms.

Total Knee Arthroplasty After Failed Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty. Clinical Results, Radiologic Findings, and Technical Tips.

Background: The loss of anatomic references and bone stock turns unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) revision surgery difficult, and according to some authors, it is technically as challenging as a total knee arthroplasty (TKA) revision surgery.

Methods: A retrospective review of 559 Oxford medial UKA was performed between 2007 and 2013. Nineteen knees were revised to TKA for reasons other than infection, most commonly for osteoarthritis progression.