Would you exclude a patient from PKR if they pointed to their pain being anterior/in the patella region, or over the lateral condyle? Studies have shown that the perceived location of knee pain does not influence the outcome of an Oxford PKR 1-3 as long as the patient...
This Survey of Orthopaedic Clinical Directors conducted 11th November 2020 attempted to project the required levels of practice – as a percentage of ‘normal’ 2019 practice – necessary to clear the additional arthroplasty caseload generated by the pandemic. 1 ...
Do you want to improve patient care and satisfaction, be more cost-effective, improve efficiency, staff retention and morale, and reduce the demand for inpatient beds? Providing more day surgery could be the solution. According to GIRFT, “day surgery needs to be...
This validated and easy-to-use tool2 is a helpful aid in identifying suitable candidates for PKR. If you can answer yes to all 5 criteria your patient can be considered a candidate for an Oxford PKR; although the final decision on whether to perform PKR should be...
How many patients with isolated medial compartmental osteoarthritis would favour partial over total knee replacement if all of them were offered the choice? We don’t know either; but we do know that the UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence...
Welcome to the Home of Personalized Knee Care – the go-to-place for anything to do with personalized knee care. From early intervention through to digital health applications to aid recovery we will cover the full spectrum of personalized knee care and with our...
