Different clinical outcomes on the second side after staged total knee replacement. A systematic review

The clinical outcomes of the contralateral side in staged bilateral total knee arthroplasty (BTKA) are relatively unknown. The purpose of this study was to answer: 1) Does the second-operated knee in a staged BTKA result in inferior clinical and functional outcomes? 2) Is the duration of time between the first- and the second-operated knee defined in a consistent fashion in the literature? 3) Does the time interval between TKAs influence clinical outcomes?

Source: The Knee - May 7, 2019 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Michael-Alexander Malahias, Alex Gu, Jacqueline Addona, Allina A. Nocon, Alberto V. Carli, Peter K. Sculco Source Type: research