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Knee Replacement: Complications and Associated Diseases
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Knee Replacement: Complications and Associated Diseases

A special issue of Medicina (ISSN 1648-9144).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2022) | Viewed by 7285

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Vincenzo Candela

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Orthopaedics and Traumatology Specialist, Campus Bio-Medico University Hospital, Rome, Italy
Interests: knee and hip prosthetic surgery; sports traumatology
Prof. Dr. Rocco Papalia

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Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Campus Bio-Medico University Hospital, Via Alvaro del Portillo 200, 00128 Rome, Italy
Interests: osteoarthritis; knee surgery; hip surgery; total hip reconstruction; regenerative medicine
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Prof. Dr. Umile Giuseppe Longo

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Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Via Alvaro del Portillo, 00128 Rome, Italy
Interests: artroscopy; shoulder; knee; ankle; joint
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Knee replacement (KR) is one of the most clinically successful and cost-effective medical procedures developed during the last 50 years. KR is widely considered a safe and effective procedure for patients with end-stage osteoarthritis or inflammatory arthritis of the knee. Nevertheless, complications during and after KR may occur. Complications related to KR, although uncommon, range from minor problems to devastating life-threatening events. A complication can be defined as a morbid process or event occurring during a disease which is not an essential part of the disease, although it may result from it or from independent causes.  The purpose of this Special Issue is to analyze complications after KR and diseases associated with KR. Systemic complications after KR include myocardial infarction, pulmonary embolism, shock, cerebrovascular accident, renal failure, urinary retention, organ infection, and deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Although not always possible, the prevention of these complications is of utmost importance as they can have fatal impacts. The orthopedic surgeons are required to diagnose and prevent these complications during the early postoperative period. Knee joint complications include pain, swelling, motion limitation, instability and dislocation of the prosthesis, vascular complications, nerve palsy, component breakage, complications of the extensor mechanism, hematomas, wound drainages, superficial infections, skin necrosis, deep infection, aseptic loosening, osteolysis, and periprosthetic fractures. We invite authors to submit articles related to these topics.

Papers submitted to this Special Issue may cover all aspects related to complications and associated diseases after knee arthroplasty.

Dr. Vincenzo Candela
Prof. Dr. Rocco Papalia 
Prof. Dr. Umile Giuseppe Longo
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Keywords

  • knee replacement
  • complications
  • arthroplasty
  • infection

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Is the Numbness after Knee Replacement a More Critical Complication Than Thought? A Detailed Analysis of Neuropathic Pain and Functional Outcomes
by Deniz Gurler and Ismail Buyukceran
Medicina 2022, 58(10), 1369; https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina58101369 - 29 Sep 2022
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Background and Objectives: Numbness, one of the complications after knee replacement (KR), has been studied far less than other complications, and there are few studies on this topic. Without comprehensive research on numbness, there is a need to design a study that [...] Read more.
Background and Objectives: Numbness, one of the complications after knee replacement (KR), has been studied far less than other complications, and there are few studies on this topic. Without comprehensive research on numbness, there is a need to design a study that includes all relevant parameters. This study investigated the relationship between numbness and pain and neuropathic pain and its impact on functional and emotional life and the functioning of the knee. Materials and Methods: The 105 knees with KRs were divided anteriorly into six regions. Numbness was determined with a pinprick test. Douleur Neuropathique 4 (DN4) and a painDETECT questionnaire (PD-Q) were tested for neuropathic pain. Patients’ physical, emotional, and social status and functional knee abilities were assessed with the Short Form (SF-36) and the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) test. The relationships between numbness and gender, age, bilaterality, postoperative follow-up time, and incision measures were examined. The binomial logistic regression model was applied to investigate the effects of age, gender, bilaterality, incision length, and postoperative follow-up time on numbness. Results: A total of 88.6% of the patients were female, half had bilateral KRs, and the mean age was 68.3 years. Numbness occurred more frequently in the L3 and L2 areas than in other regions. There was no association with gender, bilaterality, and age, but there was a weak association with postoperative follow-up time. There was a positive correlation between numbness and neuropathic pain. It has been found that there is a significant relationship between numbness and physical function, and it has a negative effect. Emotional health was not significantly associated with numbness. The effect of numbness on social functioning was statistically significant. Knee functioning was measured with the WOMAC, and significant differences were found in the numbness group. Conclusions: According to the results, numbness is considered to be a complication that affects social and physical life and has a negative impact on functional outcomes of the knee. The results show that it should be considered a statistically significant complication. Numbness and its indirect effects should be considered in patients whose follow-up parameters are normal over one year but whose symptoms do not resolve. Full article
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