Open AccessDoes the Surgeon-reported Outcome Correlate with Patient-reported Outcome after Total Knee Arthroplasty? A Cohort Study
Author(s) -
Seshadri Raju,
Karthikeyan Chinnakkannu,
Ashok Selvaraj,
Balakumar Balachandran,
Mohan K. Puttaswamy,
P. V. Jayasankar
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.4103/ortho.ijortho_359_16
Subject(s) - medicine , oxford knee score , arthroplasty , osteoarthritis , total knee arthroplasty , cohort , orthopedic surgery , knee joint , surgery , knee replacement , alternative medicine , pathology
Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) has been proved to be a successful and cost-effective treatment for improving pain and function in patients with knee arthritis. Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is one of the most common orthopaedic surgeries performed worldwide and advancement in surgical techniques and prosthetic designs have improved the patient outcomes. However, concerns and priorities of patients and surgeons relating to joint replacement may differ.