The role of sex, age, and BMI in treatment decisions for knee osteoarthritis: conservative management versus total knee replacement.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) has a complex, multifactorial nature with well-established risk factors which may influence treatment decisions. Here we want to identify distinctive characteristics between patients receiving conservative treatment versus total knee replacement (TKR), analyzing both patient-specific and knee-specific features.

Methods

This case-control study compared patients assigned to TKR versus conservative management, examining subjects aged 60-75 years with radiographically confirmed KOA (Kellgren-Lawrence grades 2-3), with all participants evaluated by blinded clinicians using validated assessment tools including Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADs), Pain Catastrophizi

SUBMITTER: Ojeda F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11806564 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature