Knee flexion angle (KFA) is one of the most critical factors for evaluating patients functional outcomes after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Pre-operative knee flexion angle and intraoperative drop leg test are accepted as predictors of post-operative KFA after TKA. A pre-operative test performed after anaesthetic procedures helps overcome the limitation caused by pain. However, the most appropriate evaluation time to best predict the KFA after TKA has not been demonstrated. Pre-anesthetic kne
Conditions
Interventions
We study on the effect of the knee flexion angle at pre-anaesthetic phase, post-anaesthetic phase, intraoperative in the same patient.
Treatment
Pre-anaesthetic group
Sponsors
no funding support
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
55 Years to 100 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients aged over 55 years with the diagnosis of the primary osteoarthritic knee who were scheduled for unilateral primary TKA
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) a previous knee surgery 2) patients undergone complicated procedures requiring metal augmentation, stem or constrained prosthesis 3) patients undergone intraoperative patellar resurfacing 4) intra-operative or post-operative complication requiring immobilization or 3 reoperation of the knee 5) stiff knee requiring manipulation under anaesthesia 6) loss to follow-up before six months after surgery.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Klee flexion angle 3 phases as mentioned above degrees, measure by goniometer | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 6 month knee flexion angle 6 months after surgery same | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Public ContactPakpoom Ruangsbomoon
Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital
Outcome results
None listed