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Expectations in patients with total knee arthroplasty

Author(s) -

Burcu Tekin,

Bayram Ünver,

Vasfı Karatosun

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

acta orthopaedica et traumatologica turcica

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.586

H-Index - 28

eISSN - 2589-1294

pISSN - 1017-995X

DOI - 10.3944/aott.2012.2655

Subject(s) - medicine , stair climbing , total knee arthroplasty , stairs , osteoarthritis , physical therapy , arthroplasty , gait , knee joint , oxford knee score , knee pain , patient satisfaction , physical medicine and rehabilitation , surgery , civil engineering , alternative medicine , pathology , engineering

The primary objective of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is to decrease pain and restore functional knee joint. Current hypotheses indicate higher knee flexion is required in terms of life style, culture and expectations in Eastern communities. Therefore, society-specific features related to life style and cultural habits are needed. The objective of this study was to investigate the expectations of patients undergoing TKA.

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