The stiff total knee arthroplasty: causes and cures.
review · Level V
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Abstract
Stiffness following TKA can be related to patient factors, intraoperative technical errors, or postoperative surgical complications. The best management is prevention by providing thorough preoperative patient education, aggressive postoperative physiotherapy, and avoidance of technical errors.
Medical subject headings
- Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
- Knee Joint
Anatomy
- knee