The negatives of knee replacement surgery: complications and the dissatisfied patient

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• 作者：Henry Dushan Edward Atkinson
• 关键词：clinical outcomes ; complications ; dissatisfaction ; primary total knee replacement ; risks ; satisfaction
• 刊名：Orthopaedics and Trauma
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：February 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：31
• 期：1
• 页码：25-33
• 全文大小：223 K
• 卷排序：31

文摘

Total knee replacement (TKR) surgery is a very effective treatment option for patients with disabling and severe end-stage knee pain. It is usually life-changing surgery and most patients report improvements in outcome measures scoring pain, function and quality of life. However, around 14%–53% of TKR patients have some level of persisting knee pain, 7%–50% of TKR patients report poor knee function, and mean published dissatisfaction rates range between 15% and 30%.This article reviews the negatives of knee replacement surgery, covering the risks of potential complications and the factors that should routinely be discussed in detail with patients as part of the informed consent process.