High-Impact Sports After Total Knee Arthroplasty
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Materials and Methods
Utilizing an objective weighted activity questionnaire [7], we collected information regarding sports activities on consecutively treated patients at 3 institutions. The patients who participated regularly in high-impact sports were identified in this study for clinical and radiographic evaluation. This report encompassed 33 knees in 31 patients, who represented approximately 4% of the knee arthroplasties performed at the 3 institutions during the period that was studied (January 1, 1997, to
Results
Patients who participated in high-impact sports demonstrated excellent clinical outcomes. The mean Knee Society objective score was 92 points (range, 80-100 points). Similarly, the Knee Society functional score had a mean of 93 points (range, 82-100 points). At final follow-up, mean overall satisfaction was 9.1 points (range, 7-10 points). Of the 33 patients, 32 were considered to have good or excellent clinical outcomes based on Knee Society scores of greater than 80 points and no indications
Discussion
High-impact activities are not appropriate for most patients after total knee arthroplasty. However, the results of the present study indicate that some patients will participate in high-impact sports, such as jogging, downhill skiing, and singles tennis, and can enjoy excellent clinical outcomes during the first 4 years after surgery. As increasing numbers of patients seek to return to sports after surgery, it is important that surgeons work closely with patients to provide individualized
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