1. Outcome assessment in osteoarthritic patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty
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Dierick, F., Avenière, T., Cossement, M., Poilvache, P., Lobet, S., Detrembleur Christine, UCL - MD/CHIR - Département de chirurgie, UCL - MD/IEPR - Institut d'éducation physique et de réadaptation, UCL - (SLuc) Service d'hématologie, and UCL - (SLuc) Service de médecine physique et de réadaptation motrice
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musculoskeletal diseases ,Male ,Analysis of Variance ,Recovery of Function ,Middle Aged ,Osteoarthritis, Knee ,musculoskeletal system ,Prognosis ,Risk Assessment ,Severity of Illness Index ,Sampling Studies ,Treatment Outcome ,Activities of Daily Living ,Quality of Life ,Humans ,Female ,Range of Motion, Articular ,Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee ,Knee Prosthesis ,human activities ,Gait ,Aged ,Pain Measurement ,Probability - Abstract
The purpose of this study was to better understand the relationship between knee pain, locomotor functional status, and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) outcomes in osteoarthritic (OA) patients undergoing primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Nine OA patients were recruited. Pain, locomotor function, and HRQoL were evaluated one day before and 6 months after TKA by means of a visual analogue scale (VAS) for knee pain, the function score of the Knee Society (KS), the metabolic cost of gait (C), the total mechanical work during gait (Wtot), and the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form-36 Health Survey (MOS SF-36). Our results showed a decrease in knee pain and metabolic cost of gait and an improvement in quality of life. Moreover we showed a relationship between: (1) the VAS score for knee pain, the function score of the KS, and MOS SF-36 Physical Functioning, Role-Physical, and Bodily Pain subscales; and (2) the C, the Wtot, and the MOS SF-36 Vitality subscale.
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- 2004