Research Output
Differences in case mix and outcomes between Swiss and Scottish total knee arthroplasty patients
  Purpose
The clinical benefits of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) are well defined, but little attention has been paid to the cross-cultural variation. The objective of this study was to compare case mix and outcomes following TKA in Swiss and Scottish patients.

Methods
Data from local registries at a Swiss and a Scottish orthopaedic hospital were extracted to evaluate: (A) age, sex, body mass index (BMI), self-reported health status (EQ-5D), and joint awareness (Forgotten Joint Score-12 (FJS-12)) at pre-surgery, (B) improvement in EQ-5D and FJS-12 scores from pre-surgery to 1 year, and (C) patient satisfaction at 1 year.

Results
Data from 2075 Swiss and 994 Scottish TKA patients were available from the local registries. Swiss and Scottish patients differed in age (69.3 vs 68.8 years, p = 0.046), sex ratio (62.9% vs 56.9% women, p = 0.002) and BMI (29.6 vs 30.9, p

  • Type:

    Article

  • Date:

    02 July 2019

  • Publication Status:

    Published

  • Publisher

    Springer Science and Business Media LLC

  • DOI:

    10.1007/s00167-019-05597-x

  • Cross Ref:

    10.1007/s00167-019-05597-x

  • ISSN:

    0942-2056

  • Funders:

    Historic Funder (pre-Worktribe)

Citation

Giesinger, J. M., Giesinger, K., Federico, B., Howie, C. D., & Hamilton, D. F. (2020). Differences in case mix and outcomes between Swiss and Scottish total knee arthroplasty patients. Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, 28(6), 1797-1804. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-019-05597-x

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Keywords

Total knee arthroplasty, Comparative study, Patient-reported outcome, Forgotten Joint Score-12, EQ-5D, Cross-cultural

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