The STAK tool: evaluation of a new device to treat arthrofibrosis and poor range of movement following total knee arthroplasty and major knee surgery

Functional problems and arthrofibrosis following total knee arthroplasty.

conversion of fused knee following distal femur tumor surgery to total knee arthroplasty

conversion of knee arthrodesis to total knee arthroplasty is a difficult procedure accompanied by many complications due to soft tissue and extensor mechanism contracture and bone defects. we report two cases of distal femur osteosarcoma that had been undergone wide resection arthrodesis initially. arthrodesis was converted to total knee arthroplasty with hinged prosthesis after many years. we ...

Compartment Syndrome of the Thigh Following Manipulation to Treat Knee Stiffness after Total Knee Arthroplasty

A 67-year-old man developed compartment syndrome of the thigh following manipulation for treatment of knee stiffness after a total knee arthroplasty. Three months earlier, he had undergone arthroscopic synovectomies twice for treatment of septic arthritis in the same leg. Manipulation for treatment of stiffness concomitant with periarticular inflammation is a possible risk factor of compartment...

Predominance of synovial sensory nerve fibers in arthrofibrosis following total knee arthroplasty compared to osteoarthritis of the knee.

BACKGROUND So far, there exists no golden standard for the treatment of arthrofibrosis (AF) following total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Although pain is a hallmark of AF, nociceptive nerve fibers have never been investigated in affected joint tissue. METHODS A total of 24 patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee (n = 12) and post-TKA AF of the knee (n = 12) were included. Along evaluation o...

Effect of a Self-Care Application on Pain and Motor Rehabilitation Following Total Knee Arthroplasty

 Background and purpose: Today, development of telemedicine technology has led to wide use of smartphone to connect patients and health care teams to improve patient care. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of a self-care application on pain and mobility rehabilitation in patients following total knee arthroplasty surgery. Materials and methods: A randomized controlled clinical ...