Functional outcomes following knee replacement in community-dwelling older adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Knee replacements are increasingly performed in older adults but uncertainty remains regarding their benefits in the context of age-related decline in physical function and other comorbidities. This study aimed to examine (1) the effect of knee replacement on functional outcomes in the context of age-related decline in physical function and (2) the factors associated with minimal important improvement in physical function after knee replacement in community-dwelling older adults aged ≥ 70 years.

Methods

This cohort study was performed within the ASPREE trial, with 889 participants undergoing knee replacement during the trial and 858 age- and sex-matched controls without knee or hip replacement identified from 16,703 Australian participants aged ≥ 70 years. Health-

SUBMITTER: Wang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10152584 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature