A CLEAR REVIEW ON KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT

Abstract

Knee stiffness, commonly referred to as restricted mobility range, is one of the major side effects following an intra-articular or extra-articular injury. Following ligament restoration, patellar tendon repair, burn, and total knee arthroplasty, it is mostly caused by scarring adhesions in the quadriceps-femoral apparatus and articular fibrosis (intra and extra). While preserving patient safety and happiness, improved recovery programs can aid in lowering hospital stays after knee replacements. Common evidence-based pre, intra, and postoperative therapies used in improved recovery protocols after TKR are described in this review. It is now difficult to give patients early relief and pain-free postoperative treatment when it comes to knee discomfort after surgery. Reducing opioid needs, post-operative pain, and opioid-related adverse events are the main goals of post-operative analgesic management. Documenting post-operative analgesic strategies following total knee arthroplasty (TKA) was the goal of this narrative review. One of the numerous patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) is patient satisfaction. Two categories—determinants of satisfaction and components of satisfaction—can be used to assess patient satisfaction. Age, gender, personality, expectations, medical and psychiatric comorbidity, and other patient-related characteristics have all been defined as the former. The severity of the arthropathy and the diagnosis that led to TKA. The latter include all TKA procedures and technical elements, such as surgical and anesthetic considerations, implant types, and postoperative recovery