The effect of a preoperative education class on the rate of manipulation under anesthesia after total knee arthroplasty in a veterans population
Tyagi V, Huez C, Henderson S, Lukasiewicz A, Gardner E, Rubin L, Weis L. The effect of a preoperative education class on the rate of manipulation under anesthesia after total knee arthroplasty in a veterans population. Arthroplasty Today 2018, 4: 359-362. PMID: 30186922, PMCID: PMC6123243, DOI: 10.1016/j.artd.2018.06.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTotal knee arthroplastyRate of manipulationPreoperative counselingKnee arthroplastySingle Veterans Affairs hospitalPrimary total knee arthroplastyPreoperative education classPrevious knee surgerySubset of patientsBody mass indexVeterans Affairs hospitalPreoperative knee rangeTotal joint arthroplastyCertain orthopedic proceduresEarly recovery periodHigher baseline ratesMUA ratesMedical comorbiditiesPreoperative coursePreoperative factorsPostoperative stiffnessCommon complicationKnee rangeOpioid dependenceMass index