The role of sex, age, and BMI in treatment decisions for knee osteoarthritis: conservative management versus total knee replacement
Patients undergoing TKR exhibited significantly worse baseline clinical outcomes, particularly in WOMAC scores, despite having similar radiographic severity to those receiving conservative treatment, suggesting that functional and symptomatic measures may be more valuable than radiographic findings in determining surgical intervention.
Authors
- Jordi Monfort (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9103-661X)
- Simone Tassani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8652-2314)
- Jérôme Noailly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3446-7621)
- Fabiola Ojeda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6734-9288)
- Francisco Castro
- Laura Tío (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1408-7381)
Institutions
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra (ES)
- Hospital Quirón Teknon (ES)
- Hospital Del Mar (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
- Published
- 2025-02-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13018-025-05552-2
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.02
Funders
- Universitat de Barcelona
- Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
- Agencia Estatal de Investigación