scholarly journals Noise after total knee arthroplasty has limited effect on joint awareness and patient reported clinical outcomes.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroto Taniguchi ◽  
Masafumi Itoh ◽  
Nobuyuki Yoshimoto ◽  
Junya Itou ◽  
Umito Kuwashima ◽  
...  

Abstract Background: Some patients complain of noise after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Controversy still exists how the noise affect the clinical outcomes including joint awareness after TKA. Forgotten Joint Score-12 (FJS-12) measures the clinical outcomes focusing on joint awareness after surgery. The Knee Society Scoring System-2011 (KSS-2011) includes questionnaires for satisfaction, expectation, and functional activities. The aim of this study is to clarify the relationship among FJS-12, KSS-2011 and the noise. Furthermore, the relationship between FJS-12 and KSS-2011 was validated. Methods: Using the FJS-12 and KSS-2011, 295 knees from 225 patients who underwent TKA was retrospectively evaluated. Noise perception was evaluated by a questionnaire with five grades which is a method that follows the questionnaire form of FJS-12 [“Are you aware of the noise of your artificial joint?” ; never, almost never, seldom, sometimes, mostly]. The correlations among FJS-12, KSS-2011, and noise were analyzed. In addition, patients were divided into four groups based on the mechanism of their implant [cruciate retaining, posterior stabilized, cruciate sacrificed, and bicruciate stabilized (BCS)]. FJS-12, KSS-2011, and noise were compared among the groups. Results: A strong correlation was observed between FJS-12 and the total score of KSS-2011 (0.70; P < 0.001). FJS-12 also was correlated with KSS-2011 subcategories for “symptoms,” “satisfaction,” and “standard activities” that these correlation coefficients were approximately 0.60. Noise was limited to have weak correlations with FJS-12 (0.28; P < 0.001) and KSS-2011 (0.20 P < 0.001). With comparison among the TKA mechanisms, BCS showed significantly better KSS-2011 and greater range of movement but worse noise scores. Conclusions: Noise perception after TKA had limited effect on joint awareness and clinical outcomes. FJS-12 was correlated strongly with KSS-2011 and associated with satisfaction, residual symptoms, and daily activities as assessed by KSS-2011 subscores.

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroto Taniguchi ◽  
Masafumi Itoh ◽  
Nobuyuki Yoshimoto ◽  
Junya Itou ◽  
Umito Kuwashima ◽  
...  

Abstract BackgroundSome patients complain of noise after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Controversy still exists how the noise affect the clinical outcomes including joint awareness after TKA. Forgotten Joint Score-12 (FJS-12) measures the clinical outcomes focusing on joint awareness after surgery. The Knee Society Scoring System-2011 (KSS-2011) includes questionnaires for satisfaction, expectation, and functional activities. The aim of this study is to clarify the relationship among FJS-12, KSS-2011 and the noise. Furthermore, the relationship between FJS-12 and KSS-2011 was validated. MethodsUsing the FJS-12 and KSS-2011, 295 knees from 225 patients who underwent TKA was retrospectively evaluated. Noise perception was evaluated by a questionnaire with five grades which is a method that follows the questionnaire form of FJS-12 [“Are you aware of the noise of your artificial joint?” ; never, almost never, seldom, sometimes, mostly]. The correlations among FJS-12, KSS-2011, and noise were analyzed. In addition, patients were divided into four groups based on the mechanism of their implant [cruciate retaining, posterior stabilized, cruciate sacrificed, and bicruciate stabilized (BCS)]. FJS-12, KSS-2011, and noise were compared among the groups. ResultsA strong correlation was observed between FJS-12 and the total score of KSS-2011 (0.70; P < 0.001). FJS-12 also was correlated with KSS-2011 subcategories for “symptoms,” “satisfaction,” and “standard activities” that these correlation coefficients were approximately 0.60. Noise was limited to have weak correlations with FJS-12 (0.28; P < 0.001) and KSS-2011 (0.20 P < 0.001). With comparison among the TKA mechanisms, BCS showed significantly better KSS-2011 and greater range of movement but worse noise scores.ConclusionsNoise perception after TKA had limited effect on joint awareness and clinical outcomes. FJS-12 was correlated strongly with KSS-2011 and associated with satisfaction, residual symptoms, and daily activities as assessed by KSS-2011 subscores.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroto Taniguchi ◽  
Masafumi Itoh ◽  
Nobuyuki Yoshimoto ◽  
Junya Itou ◽  
Umito Kuwashima ◽  
...  

Abstract Background: Forgotten Joint Score-12 (FJS-12) measures the clinical outcomes focusing on joint awareness after surgery, such as total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The Knee Society Scoring System-2011 (KSS-2011) includes questionnaires for satisfaction, expectation, and functional activities. However, the relationship between FJS-12 and KSS-2011 has not been validated to our knowledge. In addition, some patients complain of noise after TKA. However, how the noise affects joint awareness and satisfaction has not been evaluated. The aim of this study is to clarify the relationship among FJS-12, KSS-2011 and the noise. Methods: Using the FJS-12 and KSS-2011, 295 knees from 225 patients who underwent TKA was retrospectively evaluated. Noise perception was evaluated by a questionnaire with five grades which is a method that follows the questionnaire form of FJS-12 [“Are you aware of the noise of your artificial joint?” ; never, almost never, seldom, sometimes, mostly]. The correlations among FJS-12, KSS-2011, and noise were analyzed. In addition, patients were divided into four groups based on the mechanism of their implant [cruciate retaining, posterior stabilized, cruciate sacrificed, and bicruciate stabilized (BCS)]. FJS-12, KSS-2011, and noise were compared among the groups. Results: A strong correlation was observed between FJS-12 and the total score of KSS-2011 (0.70; P < 0.001). FJS-12 also was correlated with KSS-2011 subcategories for “symptoms,” “satisfaction,” and “standard activities” that these correlation coefficients were approximately 0.60. Noise was limited to have weak correlations with FJS-12 (0.28; P < 0.001) and KSS-2011 (0.20 P < 0.001). With comparison among the TKA mechanisms, BCS showed significantly better KSS-2011 and greater range of movement but worse noise scores. Conclusions: Joint awareness assessed by FJS-12 was correlated strongly with KSS-2011 and associated with satisfaction, residual symptoms, and daily activities as assessed by KSS-2011 subscores. Noise perception had limited effect on joint awareness and clinical outcomes.


2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 668-673 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuichi Kuroda ◽  
Koji Takayama ◽  
Kazunari Ishida ◽  
Shinya Hayashi ◽  
Shingo Hashimoto ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 230949902091510
Author(s):  
Takao Kaneko ◽  
Norihiko Kono ◽  
Yuta Mochizuki ◽  
Masaru Hada ◽  
Shinya Toyoda ◽  
...  

Objective: Insall advocated that a successful clinical outcome of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) depends on soft tissue balance procedure. Spacer blocks, balancer, and instrumented tibial sensor (VERESENSE, OrthoSensor, Dania, Florida, USA) are the current methods of soft tissue balancing during TKA. The purpose of the study is to assess intraoperative medial and lateral tibiofemoral compressive force (TFCF) using novel insert sensor and investigate the relationship between TFCF and patient-reported outcome measurements (PROMs). Methods: Twenty-five patients who underwent bicruciate stabilized (BCS) TKA were evaluated retrospectively. We measured intraoperative medial and lateral TFCF in neutral position as well as the force ratio (FR %:medial TFCF/medial + lateral TFCF) in varus and valgus position using the novel insert sensor throughout the range of motion (ROM) and assessed the relationship between intraoperative medial and lateral TFCF and PROM at 6 months after TKA. Results: Medial TFCF increased and lateral TFCF decreased throughout ROM. The mean FR was 0.44% ± 0.22 throughout ROM. Medial and lateral TFCF differences at 60° of ROM in neutral position showed a positive correlation with physical function in Western Ontario and McMaster Universities scores ( r = 0.60, p < 0.05). Medial and lateral TFCF differences at 30° and 140° of ROM in valgus stress test showed a positive correlation with symptoms in 2011 Knee Society Scores ( r = 0.49, p < 0.05; r = 0.51, p < 0.05). Conclusion: The present study revealed that BCS TKA reproduces the coronal laxity, which is similar to healthy knee. These results suggest that intraoperative medial stability is important for function and symptoms, therefore, surgeons should not release medial soft tissue for achieving better clinical outcomes after BCS TKA. Level of Evidence: II


Author(s):  
Tomofumi Kage ◽  
Hiroshi Inui ◽  
Tetsuya Tomita ◽  
Takaharu Yamazaki ◽  
Shuji Taketomi ◽  
...  

AbstractBicruciate-stabilized total knee arthroplasty (BCS TKA) has been developed to improve TKA kinematic performance. However, the relationship between in vivo kinematics and patient-reported outcomes (PROs) has not been well described. This study was performed to clarify the relationship between in vivo kinematics and PROs in a cohort of patients undergoing BCS TKA. Forty knees were evaluated using a two-dimensional to three-dimensional registration technique obtained from sagittal plane fluoroscopy. In vivo kinematics including anteroposterior (AP) translation and tibiofemoral rotation were evaluated. Knee Society scores (KSSs) and Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Scores (KOOSs) were assessed before and after surgery. Relationships between tibiofemoral kinematics assessed with the knee in different positions of knee flexion and PROs were evaluated using Spearman's correlation analysis. The study demonstrated a significant negative correlation (r =  − 0.33) between medial AP translation from minimum flexion to 30 degrees flexion and postoperative KOOS activities of daily living subscale. A significant positive correlation (r = 0.51) was found between the femoral external rotation from minimum flexion to 30 degrees flexion and improvement of the KOOS pain subscale. No correlation was found between the lateral AP translation and PROs. Achieving medial AP and femoral external rotation stability in early flexion may be important in optimizing postoperative PROs.


2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (05) ◽  
pp. 513-524 ◽  
Author(s):  
Corey Scholes ◽  
Milad Ebrahimi ◽  
Nalan Ektas ◽  
John Ireland

AbstractThere is a lack of clinical outcomes reported for the rotating bearing knee (RBK) total knee arthroplasty (TKA), which is a second-generation rotating platform knee, with purported benefits over earlier versions. The purpose of the study was to report the complications, short-term (minimum 1 year) patient-reported outcomes and long-term (up to 15 years) procedure survival in a consecutive series of patients receiving a rotating platform TKA (RBK) from an independent clinic. A retrospective analysis of a single-surgeon, private/public practice, with prospectively collected data in a subset of patients were performed. A total of 1,130 procedures (primary, revision from unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) to TKA) were crossmatched with manufacturer records. Clinical outcomes (complications, reoperations) were summarized and linked to patient-reported outcome measures (Eq. 5D, KSS-function, Oxford knee score [OKS]). OKS results were classified using minimally clinical important difference (MCID) and patient acceptable symptom state (PASS). PROMs were summarized and regression models used to determine relationships between patient factors and outcomes in this cohort. Cumulative percent revision was reported by the Australian Orthopaedic Association National Joint Replacement Registry (AOANJRR) and compared between the senior author and national data using Kaplan–Meier survival analysis. We report a complication rate of 19.7% with the majority (> 60%) being thromboembolic events and complaints of stiffness. Significant improvements were observed in general health, knee pain, and function with > 89% exceeding the MCID for the OKS and > 65% exceeding the PASS for the OKS at an average follow-up of 3.2 years. We report a cumulative revision rate of 4.3% at 5 years and 4.8% at 14 years, with significantly lower revision rates in females and patients aged 55 to 64 years compared with AOANJRR data for fixed bearing designs. The RBK rotating platform TKA provides good functional outcomes, with relatively low revision and complications rates at up to 14 years follow-up. This design in conjunction with a gap balancing technique may be advantageous in certain patient subgroups.


2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (8) ◽  
pp. 486-497
Author(s):  
Mark Anthony Roussot ◽  
Georges Frederic Vles ◽  
Sam Oussedik

Although mechanical alignment (MA) has traditionally been considered the gold standard, the optimal alignment strategy for total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is still debated. Kinematic alignment (KA) aims to restore native alignment by respecting the three axes of rotation of the knee and thereby producing knee motion more akin to the native knee. Designer surgeon case series and case control studies have demonstrated excellent subjective and objective clinical outcomes as well as survivorship for KA TKA with up to 10 years follow up, but these results have not been reproduced in high-quality randomized clinical trials. Gait analyses have demonstrated differences in parameters such as knee adduction, extension and external rotation moments, the relevance of which needs further evaluation. Objective improvements in soft tissue balance using KA have not been shown to result in improvements in patient-reported outcomes measures. Technologies that permit accurate reproduction of implant positioning and objective measurement of soft tissue balance, such as robotic-assisted TKA and compartmental pressure sensors, may play an important role in improving our understanding of the optimum alignment strategy and implant position. Cite this article: EFORT Open Rev 2020;5:486-497. DOI: 10.1302/2058-5241.5.190093


2019 ◽  
Vol 101-B (1_Supple_A) ◽  
pp. 59-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. M. Katchky ◽  
C. W. Jones ◽  
W. L. Walter ◽  
A. J. Shimmin

Aims Between 15% and 20% of patients remain dissatisfied following total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The SAIPH knee system (MatOrtho, Surrey, United Kingdom) is a medial ball and socket TKA that has been designed to replicate native knee kinematics in order to maximize the range of movement, stability, and function. This system is being progressively introduced in a stepwise fashion, with this study reporting the mid-term clinical and radiological outcomes. Patients and Methods A retrospective review was undertaken of the first 100 consecutive patients with five-year follow-up following SAIPH TKA performed by the senior authors. The data that were collected included the demographics of the patients, clinical findings, the rate of intraoperative ligamentous release, patient-reported outcome measures (PROMS), radiological assessment, complications, and all-cause revision. Revision data were cross-checked with a national registry. Results A total of 100 TKAs in 92 patients were included. Three patients died (three TKAs) and a further two TKAs were revised. Of the remaining 95 TKAs, five-year follow-up data were available for 81 TKAs (85%) in 87 patients. There were significant improvements in all PROMs and high satisfaction. The mean ROM at final follow-up was from 0° (full extension) to 124° flexion. There were seven major complications (7%): one infection, two deep vein thromboses, one cerebrovascular event, and two patients with stiffness requiring a manipulation under anaesthesia. Two patients required a lateral retinacular release to optimize patellar tracking in valgus knees; no additional ligament releases were performed in any patient. Radiological analysis demonstrated no evidence of implant-related complications. Conclusion These results demonstrate satisfactory clinical and radiological outcomes at five years following a medial ball and socket TKA. The complication and revision rates are consistent with those previously reported for patients undergoing TKA. These results demonstrate the safety and efficacy of the SAIPH Knee TKA system and support its wider use.


2018 ◽  
Vol 100-B (12) ◽  
pp. 1585-1591 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Kaneko ◽  
N. Kono ◽  
Y. Mochizuki ◽  
M. Hada ◽  
T. Sunakawa ◽  
...  

Aims Patellofemoral problems are a common complication of total knee arthroplasty. A high compressive force across the patellofemoral joint may affect patient-reported outcome. However, the relationship between patient-reported outcome and the intraoperative patellofemoral contact force has not been investigated. The purpose of this study was to determine whether or not a high intraoperative patellofemoral compressive force affects patient-reported outcome. Patients and Methods This prospective study included 42 patients (42 knees) with varus-type osteoarthritis who underwent a bi-cruciate stabilized total knee arthroplasty and in whom the planned alignment was confirmed on 3D CT. Of the 42 patients, 36 were women and six were men. Their mean age was 72.3 years (61 to 87) and their mean body mass index (BMI) was 24.4 kg/m 2 (18.2 to 34.3). After implantation of the femoral and tibial components, the compressive force across the patellofemoral joint was measured at 10°, 30°, 60°, 90°, 120°, and 140° of flexion using a load cell (Kyowa Electronic Instruments Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan) manufactured in the same shape as the patellar implant. Multiple regression analyses were conducted to investigate the relationship between intraoperative patellofemoral compressive force and patient-reported outcome two years after implantation. Results No patient had anterior knee pain after total knee arthroplasty. The compressive force across the patellofemoral joint at 140°of flexion was negatively correlated with patient satisfaction (R 2 = 0.458; β = –0.706; p = 0. 041) and Forgotten Joint Score-12 (FJS-12; R 2 = .378; β = –0.636; p = 0. 036). The compressive force across the patellofemoral joint at 60° of flexion was negatively correlated with the patella score (R 2 = 0.417; β = –0.688; p = 0. 046). Conclusion Patient satisfaction, FJS-12, and patella score were affected by the patellofemoral compressive force at 60° and 140° of flexion. Reduction of the patellofemoral compressive forces at 60° and 140° of flexion angle during total knee arthroplasty may improve patient-reported outcome, but has no effect on anterior knee pain.


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