ArticleThe International journal of artificial organs2022
Shift to low-impact sports and recreational activities following total knee replacement.
Article in The International journal of artificial organs, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- High rate of return to low-impact physical activity or sports after total and unicompartmental knee arthroplasty: A systematic review with meta-analysis.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2026Pooled it
- Diagnostic value of magnetic resonance imaging for patients with periprosthetic joint infection: a systematic review.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Pooled it
- Most active patients return to the same or higher level of daily and recreational practice following unicompartmental knee arthroplasty.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
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- Medial Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty Combined With Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Yields Similar Outcomes Compared to Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty Alone.Translational sports medicine · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundA growing number of physically active patients undergoing total knee replacement (TKR) desires to resume their preoperative activity levels and to be able to engage in sports after surgery. The purpose of this study was to assess the sporting and physical activities of patients who had undergone TKR. It was hypothesized that the majority of patients treated by TKR would have been able to return to amateur sports and recreational activity .
methodsNinety-seven patients who underwent TKR between 2014 and 2016, were retrospectively reviewed. Mean age was 70.1 years (range 64-83). Average follow-up time was 4.2 years (SD: 1.7). Assessment included Knee Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS), International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC), and Tegner activity level. Sporting and physical activities of all patients were reported. Wilcoxon's signed ranks test was used for comparison between pre-operative and follow-up data. Significance was set at
resultsBoth KOOS score and IKDC significantly improved after surgery (
conclusionsTKR provides a high rate of return to sport postoperatively and confirms improved subjective results and reduced pain compared to preoperative status. However, most patients returned to low-impact activities, while a significant decrease was reported for mid- and high-impact sports.
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