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Younger patients self-report better function after total knee replacement
Younger patients who underwent total knee replacement surgery reported significantly better Oxford Knee Scores than elderly patients, according to results of this study.
“The results provide insight to how age influences self-perceived joint function before and after joint replacement surgery and to the clinical decision to provide the surgical option to younger patients,” Brian D. Street, MSc, PhD, and colleagues wrote in the study abstract.
In the study, 240 patients who had total knee replacements (TKR) patients completed an Oxford Knee Score questionnaire. Researchers found that patients who were between 50 years and 59 years old reported significantly better Oxford Knee Scores than patients who were between 80 years and 89 years old.
In addition, the Oxford Knee score was also the most significant predictor of TKR in patients when compared to other predictors, according to the abstract.
“Moreover, the observed relationship between the Oxford Knee Score and the indicated treatment gives merit to the use of the questionnaire as a preoperative tool when considering treatment options for knee osteoarthritic patients,” Street and colleagues wrote.
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