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Higher treatment effect after total knee arthroplasty is associated with higher patient satisfaction

  • By

  • Jörg Lützner

  • Franziska Beyer

  • Klaus-Peter Günther

  • Jörg Huber

  • September 12, 2020

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    Dissatisfaction rates after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) range from 14% to 27%, despite high survival rates of 93% after 15 years.

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    The treatment effect (TE) method effectively identifies patients' individual outcomes and correlates with established responder criteria.

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    Higher treatment effects after TKA are associated with increased patient satisfaction, while non-responders tend to report dissatisfaction.

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    In this study, 85.8% of patients were classified as responders based on a treatment effect cut-off of 0.2 after one year.

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    The mean Oxford Knee Score improved significantly from 22.1 before TKA to 36.7 one year post-surgery, indicating positive outcomes.

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Higher treatment effect after total knee arthroplasty is associated with higher patient satisfaction

  • by Jörg Lützner, Franziska Beyer, Klaus-Peter Günther, Jörg Huber

  • September 12, 2020

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