Open AccessTotal knee replacement at Southwestern Saudi Arabia: A single-center experience
Author(s) -
Mohammed Lafi Al-Otaibi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_2440_20
Subject(s) - medicine , osteoarthritis , orthopedic surgery , knee joint , total knee replacement , knee replacement , tertiary care , total knee arthroplasty , arthroplasty , joint replacement , surgery , oxford knee score , alternative medicine , pathology
Knee replacement enables the surgical management of end-stage knee joint osteoarthritis. In Saudi Arabia, there has been a recent increase in total joint replacement surgery. However, there is insufficient literature regarding patient outcomes in this region. Here, we assessed characteristics of patients who underwent total knee arthroplasty and their improvements on knee society score, timed up and go test, and 2-min. walk test.