| Item type: | Article | ||||
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| Journal or Publication Title: | Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy | ||||
| Publisher: | Springer | ||||
| Place of Publication: | NEW YORK | ||||
| Volume: | 27 | ||||
| Number of Issue or Book Chapter: | 9 | ||||
| Page Range: | pp. 3022-3031 | ||||
| Date: | 2019 | ||||
| Institutions: | Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Unfallchirurgie | ||||
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| Keywords: | HIGH TIBIAL OSTEOTOMY; OSTEOARTHRITIS OUTCOME SCORE; OPEN-WEDGE OSTEOTOMY; PREOPERATIVE EDUCATION; TOTAL HIP; SURVIVORSHIP; INJURY; Osteotomy; Knee; Expectation; Osteoarthritis; HTO; DFO; Malalignment | ||||
| Dewey Decimal Classification: | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine | ||||
| Status: | Published | ||||
| Refereed: | Yes, this version has been refereed | ||||
| Created at the University of Regensburg: | Yes | ||||
| Item ID: | 48308 |
Web of ScienceAbstract
Purpose This study was conducted to investigate patients' expectations on high tibial osteotomies, distal femur osteotomies, and double-level osteotomies in different health-related domains. It was hypothesized that expectations are high in terms of capacity to work, pain relief, and restoring knee function. Methods A total of 264 patients (age 47 years +/- 11 years) were enrolled in this study ...
Abstract
Purpose This study was conducted to investigate patients' expectations on high tibial osteotomies, distal femur osteotomies, and double-level osteotomies in different health-related domains. It was hypothesized that expectations are high in terms of capacity to work, pain relief, and restoring knee function. Methods A total of 264 patients (age 47 years +/- 11 years) were enrolled in this study from March 2015 until May 2016 in seven specialized orthopaedic surgery departments. Data were collected via the Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score, the Hospital for Special Surgery-Knee Surgery Expectations Survey, and a ten-item (non-validated) questionnaire to specifically ask about expectations of osteotomies around the knee 24-48 h prior to surgery. In addition, self-efficacy was assessed. Parametric tests were used to test the hypothesis. Results Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score test results showed that all patients suffered because of their knee impairments prior to surgery. All participants had high expectations in all aspects regarding the surgical outcome: on a four-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (very important) to 4 (not important), all mean values were between 1.2 and 1.7. For patients who had a demanding physical work, the ability to keep a stressful working posture was more important than for other patients (i.e. to kneel, to squat). Furthermore, preoperative lower quality of life was associated with higher expectations concerning improving the ability to walk, to achieve improvements in activities of daily living and social well-being. Conclusions Patients' expectations of osteotomies around the knee are high in terms of capacity to work, pain relief, and restoring functions. The natural course of osteoarthritis and the potential need for conversion to TKA were underestimated by a substantial proportion of the study population. However, the expectation regarding survival rate is in line with the reported literature. The results of this study should assist surgeons in discussing realistic expectations when considering and counselling patients regarding osteotomies around the knee. This may help to clarify realistic expectations preoperatively and ultimately improve patients' satisfaction.
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