The John Insall Award: Patient Expectations Affect Satisfaction with Total Knee Arthroplasty
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- 1 November 2006
- journal article
- section i
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research
- Vol. 452, 35-43
- https://doi.org/10.1097/01.blo.0000238825.63648.1e
Abstract
Satisfaction with the outcome of total knee arthroplasty is highly variable, with a small but significant percentage of patients reporting dissatisfaction with the procedure. The purpose of this study was to determine which factors contribute to patient satisfaction with total knee replacement (TKR), and their relative importance. At a minimum of 1 year post unilateral primary TKR, 253 patients completed a self-administered, validated “Knee Function Questionnaire,” which examined each patient's participation in a broad range of activities involving the knee, their level of satisfaction, and the extent to which TKR had fulfilled their expectations. The association between function, expectation and satisfaction was examined using univariate and multivariate logistic regression. Seventy-five percent of patients were either “satisfied” or “very satisfied” with their knee replacement, while 14% were “dissatisfied” or “very dissatisfied.” Satisfaction correlated significantly (p < 0.001) with age less than 60, absence of residual symptoms, fulfillment of expectations, and absence of functional impairment. Satisfaction with TKR is primarily determined by patients' expectations, and not their absolute level of function. Real improvements in the outcome of TKA must address prevention of residual pain, stiffness and swelling, and each patient's preoperative concept of the likely outcome of these procedures. Level of Evidence: Level III, therapeutic study. See Guidelines for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.Keywords
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