Sarcopenia is an independent risk factor for failure to achieve the 1-year MCID of the KOOS, JR and PROMIS PF-SF10a after TKA

Sarcopenia, which is a progressive and multifactorial condition of decreased muscle strength, has been identified as an independent predictor for falls, revision, infection, and readmissions following total knee arthroplasty (TKA), but its association to patient reported outcomes (PROMs) is less studied. The aim of this study is to determine if sarcopenia and other measures of body composition are correlated with ability to achieve the 1-year minimal clinically important difference (MCID) of the KOOS JR and PROMIS-PF-SF10a following primary TKA.

Source: The Knee - March 11, 2023 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Tyler J. Humphrey, Mehdi S. Salimy, Jeffrey M. Jancuska, Cameron R. Egan, Christopher M. Melnic, Kyle Alpaugh, Hany S. Bedair Source Type: research