The Benefit of Arthroscopy for Symptomatic Total Knee Arthroplasty
Thirty-one knees with symptomatic total knee arthroplasty were diagnosed and treated arthroscopically. There were 18 knees with soft tissue impingement and 13 knees without. There were 16 knees with painful arthroplasty and range of motion (ROM) greater than 90°. Hypertrophied synovitis with or with...
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doaj-b485defcc2bf41ac9f7fa81823c8f8352020-11-25T01:57:10ZengWileyKaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences1607-551X2004-10-01201047347710.1016/S1607-551X(09)70245-1The Benefit of Arthroscopy for Symptomatic Total Knee ArthroplastyHsiu-Peng TengYi-Jiun ChouLi-Chun LinChi-Yin WongThirty-one knees with symptomatic total knee arthroplasty were diagnosed and treated arthroscopically. There were 18 knees with soft tissue impingement and 13 knees without. There were 16 knees with painful arthroplasty and range of motion (ROM) greater than 90°. Hypertrophied synovitis with or without impingement was more easily found by arthroscopy in this group than in the other 15 knees with the chief complaint of limited ROM, where more remarkable fibrotic tissue with intra-articular adhesion was found. Overall, the average improvement in ROM was 43.1° immediately after arthroscopy, and 20° at the final follow-up. Symptoms improved in 90.3% of patients, and 58.1% were satisfied with the outcome of their surgery. Arthroscopy is helpful for intra-articular diagnosis, obtaining a specimen for histopathologic analysis, culture for subclinical infection, and better improvement in ROM. In our experience, arthros-copy for symptomatic knee arthroplasty is reliable, safe and effective.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X09702451arthroscopytotal knee arthroplasty |
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Hsiu-Peng Teng Yi-Jiun Chou Li-Chun Lin Chi-Yin Wong The Benefit of Arthroscopy for Symptomatic Total Knee Arthroplasty Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences arthroscopy total knee arthroplasty |
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Hsiu-Peng Teng Yi-Jiun Chou Li-Chun Lin Chi-Yin Wong |
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The Benefit of Arthroscopy for Symptomatic Total Knee Arthroplasty |
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The Benefit of Arthroscopy for Symptomatic Total Knee Arthroplasty |
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The Benefit of Arthroscopy for Symptomatic Total Knee Arthroplasty |
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The Benefit of Arthroscopy for Symptomatic Total Knee Arthroplasty |
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The Benefit of Arthroscopy for Symptomatic Total Knee Arthroplasty |
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benefit of arthroscopy for symptomatic total knee arthroplasty |
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Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences |
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1607-551X |
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2004-10-01 |
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Thirty-one knees with symptomatic total knee arthroplasty were diagnosed and treated arthroscopically. There were 18 knees with soft tissue impingement and 13 knees without. There were 16 knees with painful arthroplasty and range of motion (ROM) greater than 90°. Hypertrophied synovitis with or without impingement was more easily found by arthroscopy in this group than in the other 15 knees with the chief complaint of limited ROM, where more remarkable fibrotic tissue with intra-articular adhesion was found. Overall, the average improvement in ROM was 43.1° immediately after arthroscopy, and 20° at the final follow-up. Symptoms improved in 90.3% of patients, and 58.1% were satisfied with the outcome of their surgery. Arthroscopy is helpful for intra-articular diagnosis, obtaining a specimen for histopathologic analysis, culture for subclinical infection, and better improvement in ROM. In our experience, arthros-copy for symptomatic knee arthroplasty is reliable, safe and effective. |
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arthroscopy total knee arthroplasty |
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