Factors Correlated With Physical Function 1 Year After Total Knee Arthroplasty in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

More than 1 in 5 patients do not experience improved physical function after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Identification of factors associated with physical function may be warranted to improve outcomes in these patients.

Objective

To identify preoperative and intraoperative factors associated with physical function at 12 months after TKA in a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Data sources

Data from January 2000 to October 2021 were searched in Medline, Embase, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), Cochrane Library, and Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro). No language restrictions were applied.

Study selection

Prospective observational studies or randomized clinical trials on factors associated with physical func

SUBMITTER: Olsen U 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9274324 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature