Arthroscopic Lysis of Adhesions With Manipulation for Management of Late-Presenting Stiffness After Total Knee Arthroplasty.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Arthrofibrosis is a known complication of total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Closed manipulation is the treatment of choice for arthrofibrosis within 90 days of TKA. Treatment for arthrofibrosis that has failed prior interventions remains controversial, and the role for arthroscopic lysis of adhesions has not been examined for late-presenting arthrofibrosis.

Methods

A retrospective analysis of patients who underwent arthroscopic lysis of adhesions (LOAs) with manipulation for post-TKA arthrofibrosis was performed. Chart review included patient characteristics, time from TKA, prior interventions, and range of motion (ROM) data. Knee extension, flexion, and total ROM were recorded preoperatively, intraoperatively, and throughout follow-up. Knee ROM was compared at the d

SUBMITTER: Middleton AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7475174 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature