title: Functional disabilities and satisfaction after total knee arthroplasty in female Asian patients.
abstract: This study was conducted to investigate functional disabilities and patient satisfaction in Korean patients after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Of 372 female patients who had undergone TKA with a follow-up longer than 12 months, 261 patients (70.2%) completed a questionnaire designed to evaluate functional disabilities, perceived importance, and patient satisfaction. The top 5 severe functional disabilities were difficulties in kneeling, squatting, sitting with legs crossed, sexual activity, and recreational activities. The top 5 in order of perceived importance were difficulties in walking, using a bathtub, working, recreation activities, and climbing stairs. Severities of functional disabilities were not found to be correlated with perceived importance. The 23 patients (8.8%) dissatisfied with their replaced knees had more severe functional disabilities than the patients satisfied for most activities. The dissatisfied patients tended to perceive functional disabilities in high-flexion activities to be more important than the satisfied.
authors.affiliation: Joint Reconstruction Center, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea.
authors.forename: Tae Kyun
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Sae Kwang
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.forename: Yeon Gwi
authors.initials: YG
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Chong Bum
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Sang Cheol
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Seong
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000503:physiopathology*; D007720:Knee Prosthesis; D008875:Middle Aged; D020370:Osteoarthritis, Knee / Q000208:ethnology / Q000601:surgery*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology; D056910:Republic of Korea; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome