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Patient satisfaction following primary total knee arthroplasty in Sulaimani city
1 Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopedic and Traumatology, Shar Teaching Hospital, and University of Sulaimani/School of Medicine, Sulaimani, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
2 Department of Orthopedic and Traumatology, Shar Teaching Hospital, Sulaimani, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
3 Department of Orthopedic, College of Medicine/Hawler Medical University, Hawler, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
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Dlshad J Mahmud
Department of Orthopedic and Traumatology, Shar Teaching Hospital, Sulaimani, Kurdistan Region 00964,
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Article ID: 100014O03RF2019
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Fatah RMN, Mahmud DJ, Ahmad ZM. Patient satisfaction following primary total knee arthroplasty in Sulaimani city. Edorium J Orthop 2019;5:100014O03RF2019.ABSTRACT
Aims: The aim of our study was to assess the patient satisfaction after primary cemented total knee arthroplasty.
Methods: A prospective cohort study was performed on 113 patients with primary osteoarthritis of the knee during June 2014 to February 2017. Preoperative and six months postoperative data collected in three public and two private hospitals in Sulaimani governorate. The follow-up period was six months. Oxford knee scoring was used to assess the patient outcome. Pain was analyzed through visual analogue scale. Patients with other than primary osteoarthritis of knee were excluded.
Result: Male to female ratio was 1:1.1 with a mean age of 59 years. From a total number of 113 patients, 71.7% of the patients were satisfied.
Conclusion: Satisfaction after total knee arthroplasty remains multifactorial and complex in nature. Identification of risk factors for dissatisfaction before surgery may improve patient satisfaction rate and modify the outcome. Patient expectation was a major predictor of satisfaction followed by pain, function, and severity of the arthritis.
Keywords: Knee arthroplasty, Osteoarthritis, Satisfaction, Sulaimani
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Author ContributionsRebar M Noori Fatah - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Dlshad J Mahmud - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Final approval of the version to be published
Zohair Mohsin Ahmad - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Guaranter of SubmissionThe corresponding author is the guarantor of submission.
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Consent StatementWritten informed consent was obtained from the patient for publication of this article.
Data AvailabilityAll relevant data are within the paper and its Supporting Information files.
Conflict of InterestAuthors declare no conflict of interest.
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