Thomas Rychen
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View article: High Expectations Among Patients Who Have Undergone TKA Do Not Correlate With Satisfaction
High Expectations Among Patients Who Have Undergone TKA Do Not Correlate With Satisfaction Open
Background One of five patients is dissatisfied with the outcome of TKA. With the increasing number of TKAs, this affects many patients. It has been suggested that high expectations may influence satisfaction, but the relationship between …
View article: Satisfaction after total knee arthroplasty: a prospective matched‐pair analysis of patients with customised individually made and off‐the‐shelf implants
Satisfaction after total knee arthroplasty: a prospective matched‐pair analysis of patients with customised individually made and off‐the‐shelf implants Open
Purpose Customised individually made (CIM) total knee arthroplasty (TKA) was introduced to potentially improve patient satisfaction and other patient‐reported outcome measures (PROMs). The purpose of this study was to compare PROMs, especi…
View article: No difference in patient‐reported satisfaction after 12 months between customised individually made and off‐the‐shelf total knee arthroplasty
No difference in patient‐reported satisfaction after 12 months between customised individually made and off‐the‐shelf total knee arthroplasty Open
Purpose A subset of patients is usually not satisfied after a total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Customised individually made (CIM) TKA are deemed to overcome drawbacks of classical off‐the‐shelf (OTS) TKA, but evidence is still sparse. The ai…
View article: Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) following knee arthroplasty: a prospective cohort study protocol
Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) following knee arthroplasty: a prospective cohort study protocol Open
Introduction To evaluate the quality of clinical practice, patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are important as certain questions could only be answered by the patient himself. PROMs help to get a better understanding what is meaning…