Experiences of perioperative issues in elderly patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty / 医学研究生学报

ABSTRACT

Objective:To investigate the perioperative issues on the elderly patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty.Methods:Seventy nine knees from 62 patients ≥75 years of age received total knee arthroplasty from September 2000 to January 2006,the operative result and perioperative complications were reported.Results:Sixty one cases were followed up for 28 months(ranging from 6 to 58 months),according to the hospital for special surgery(HSS) knee rating scale,the HSS scores were improved after the operation from 27.18?7.01 preoperatively to 76.24?6.08 postoperatively(P