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A FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT OF TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT IN THE ARTHRITIC PATIENT
Author(s) -
Bendon Carmel,
Payne Sarah
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1976.tb115447.x
Subject(s) - total knee replacement , knee replacement , medicine , knee joint , physical therapy , knee pain , physical medicine and rehabilitation , arthroplasty , osteoarthritis , surgery , alternative medicine , pathology
The aims of knee replacement are to provide freedom from pain and a return to a reasonable level of function. A survey was undertaken to determine the functional advantages of knee replacement and problems that may still be encountered by the patient. The results of the survey highlighted certain advantages and problem areas. It also pointed out the seemingly greater functional value of the knee replacement in those patients who had no problems in other joints.