I can’t get no satisfaction after my total knee replacement

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  • M. J. Dunbar
    Dalhousie University, Room 4822, Halifax Infirmary Hospital, 1796 Summer Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 3A7, Canada.
  • G. Richardson
    Dalhousie University, Room 4561, Halifax Infirmary Hospital, 1796 Summer Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 3A7, Canada.
  • O. Robertsson
    Lund University, Department of Orthopaedics, Clinical Sciences, 221 85 Lund, Sweden.

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<jats:p> Satisfaction is increasingly employed as an outcome measure for a successful total knee replacement (TKR). Satisfaction as an outcome measure encompasses many different intrinsic and extrinsic factors related to a person’s experience before and after TKR. The Swedish Knee Arthroplasty Registry has previously demonstrated on a large population study that 17% of TKR recipients are not satisfied with their TKR outcome. This finding has been replicated in other countries. Similar significant factors emerged from these registry studies that are related to satisfaction. It would appear that satisfaction is better after more chronic diseases and whether the TKR results in pain relief or improved function. Importantly, unmet pre-operative expectations are a significant predictor for dissatisfaction following a TKR. It may be possible to improve rates by addressing the issues surrounding pain, function and expectation before embarking on surgery. </jats:p><jats:p> Cite this article: Bone Joint J 2013;95-B, Supple A:148–52. </jats:p>

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  • The Bone & Joint Journal

    The Bone & Joint Journal 95-B (11_Supple_A), 148-152, 2013-11

    British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery

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