Determining patient activity goals and their fulfillment following total knee arthroplasty: Findings from the prospective, observational SuPeR Knee study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Dissatisfaction with Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) surgical outcomes remains between 10-20% and is associated with higher levels of societal costs. Expectations regarding post-surgical outcomes is considered as one of the major factors influencing satisfaction, however, there are no standardised methods for assessing patient's expectations regarding activities to be achieved following surgery.

Objectives

The aims of this study were to identify patient expectations relating to activities of importance following TKA and to describe goal fulfillment at 3 months post-TKA. We hypothesised that activity expectation fulfillment would be associated with overall satisfaction with TKA outcomes.

Methods

This study comprised secondary data analysis of findings from the

SUBMITTER: Ribbons K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11759989 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature