Evidence Report/Technology Assessment Number 86

Total Knee Replacement

File Inventory


Prepared by:

Minnesota Evidence-based Practice Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Investigators
   Robert L. Kane, M.D.
   Khaled J. Saleh, M.D., M.Sc., FRCSC
   Timothy J. Wilt, M.D., M.P.H.
   Boris Bershadsky, Ph.D.
   William W. Cross III, B.A.
   Roderick M. MacDonald, M.S.
   Indulis Rutks, B.S.


File Name	Description			Software	Version	File	Size
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01titlpg.doc	Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	2002	27KB	2 pages
Contents: Title Page
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02pref.doc	Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	2002	25KB	2 pages
Contents: Preface
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03ackn.doc	Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	2002	20KB	1 page
Contents: Acknowledgments
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04abstr.doc	Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	2002	31KB	2 pages
Contents: Structured Abstract 
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05conts.doc	Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	2002	36KB	4 pages
Contents: Table of Contents
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06chap1.doc	Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	2002	35KB	5 pages
Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction
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07tbl1.doc	Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	2002	56KB	4 pages
Contents: Table 1. Studies of beliefs about indications, referrals, and thresholds 
for total knee arthroplasty
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08tbl2.doc	Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	2002	39KB	3 pages
Contents: Table 2. Summary of studies of clinical agreement about patient factors 
for either referral or surgery
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09chap2.doc	Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	2002	34KB	4 pages
Contents: Chapter 2. Methods and Analytic Framework: TKA Indicators, TKA Access, TKA Revisions
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10fig1.doc	Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	2002	27KB	2 pages
Contents: Figure 1. TKA article inclusion/exclusion flow chart
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11chap3.doc	Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	2002	62KB	10 pages
Contents: Chapter 3. Results: Baseline Characteristics of Patients; What is the Magnitude 
of Effect of Primary TKA?; Revisions and Complications; What are the Correlates of 
Functional Outcomes?; Does Access to TKA Vary with Race and Gender?; Total Knee Arthroplasty 
Revisions (TKAR)
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12tbl3.doc	Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	2002	38KB	1 page
Contents: Table 3. Descriptive statistics on 62 studies
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13tbl4.doc	Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	2002	32KB	1 page
Contents: Table 4. Mean followup duration according to functional assessment scale
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14tbl5.doc	Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	2002	30KB	1 page
Contents: Table 5. Weighted baseline and followup scores for TKA outcomes measures
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15tbl6.doc	Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	2002	490KB	7 pages
Contents: Table 6. Functional outcomes by measure and followup interval based on 
number of subjects
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16tbl7.doc	Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	2002	317KB	5 pages
Contents: Table 7. Functional outcomes by measure and followup interval based on 
number of knees
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17tbl8.doc	Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	2002	84KB	1 page
Contents: Table 8. Meta analysis for HSS
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18tbl9.doc	Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	2002	157KB	2 pages
Contents: Table 9. Meta analysis for KS
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19tbl10.doc	Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	2002	56KB	1 page
Contents: Table 10. Meta analysis for WOMAC
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20tbl11.doc	Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	2002	46KB	1 page
Contents: Table 11. Meta analysis for SF-36
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21tbl12.doc	Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	2002	29KB	1 page
Contents: Table 12. Revision rates after primary TKAs
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22tbl13.doc	Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	2002	119KB	7 pages
Contents: Table 13. Assessmentg of TKA prostheses and surgical procedures
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23tbl14.doc	Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	2002	35KB	2 pages
Contents: Table 14. Asessment of TKA procedures/programs
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24tbl15.doc	Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	2002	41KB	2 pages
Contents: Table 15. Complications: Prevention of Venous Thrombosis (VT)/Pulmonary Embolism 
(PE) studies
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25tbl16.doc	Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	2002	31KB	1 page
Contents: Table 16. Complications: Prevention of infection studies
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26tbl17.doc	Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	2002	28KB	1 page
Contents: Table 17. Complications: Tourniquet studies
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27tbl18.doc	Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	2002	27KB	1 page
Contents: Table 18. Number of studies that include potential correlates of function
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28tbl19.doc	Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	2002	72KB	1 page
Contents: Table 19. TKA outcomes scores based on age, gender, BMI-index/obesity, and 
type of arthritis
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29tbl20.doc	Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	2002	56KB	2 pages
Contents: Table 20. TKAR studies using multiple regression modeling
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30tbl21.doc	Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	2002	37KB	2 pages
Contents: Table 21. Gender/racial disparities in total knee arthroplasty studies
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31tbl22.doc	Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	2002	30KB	1 page
Contents: Table 22. Summary of race and gender effects on TKA rates
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32tbl23.doc	Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	2002	61KB	4 pages
Contents: Table 23. Updates on total knee revision studies
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33fig2-4.doc	Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	2002	856KB	3 pages
Contents: Figure 2. Mean increase in Knee Society scores (postoperative less preoperative 
scores) as a function of postoperative followup (months) for subjects undergoing TKA 
revision surgery;
Figure 3. Mean increase in Hospital Special Surgery scores (postoperative less preoperative 
scores) as a function of postoperative followup (months) for subjects undergoing TKA 
revision surgery;
Figure 4. Proportion of subjects undergoing TKA revision surgery in each cohort self-rated 
as excellent or good as a function of postoperative followup (months)
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34chap4.doc	Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	2002	44KB	6 pages
Contents: Chapter 4. Discussion: Research Recommendations, Research Agenda
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35tbl24.doc	Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	2002	40KB	2 pages
Contents: Table 24. Potential study questions
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36refs.doc	Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	2002	75KB	6 pages
Contents: References and Included Studies
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37exclst.doc	Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	2002	323KB	26 pages
Contents: Listing of Excluded Studies
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38acros.doc	Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	2002	46KB	2 pages
Contents: List of Acronyms/Abbreviations
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39appa.doc	Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	2002	207KB	14 pages
Contents: Appendix A. Measurement Scales: Hospital for Special Surgery score (HSS); 
Knee Society (KS) score; Western Ontario and MacMaster University (WOMAC) Osteoarthritis Index
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40appb.doc	Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	2002	36KB	4 pages
Contents: Appendix B. Technical Expert Panel Members and Reviewers
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41appc.doc	Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	2002	30KB	6 pages
Contents: Appendix C. Exact Search Strings: Search Strings for Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) 
Scores; Search Strings for Total Knee Arthroplasty Access; Search Strings for Total Knee 
Arthroplasty Revisions
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42appd.doc	Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	2002	263KB	18 pages
Contents: Appendix D. Abstracting Form
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43appe.doc	Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	2002	1.2MB	24 pages
Contents: Appendix E. Functional Outcome Following Total Knee Arthroplasty Revision: 
A Meta Analysis (Saleh et al.)
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44evtbl1.doc	Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	2002	172KB	10 pages
Contents: Evidence Table 1. Primary TKA studies with at least a pre/post design
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45evtbl2.doc	Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	2002	153KB	4 pages
Contents: Evidence Table 2. Basic information for calculating revision rates
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46evtbl3.doc	Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	2002	130KB	4 pages
Contents: Evidence Table 3. Basic information for calculating complication rates
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AHRQ Publication No. 04-E006-2
Current as of December 2003


Internet Citation:

Total Knee Replacement. File Inventory, Evidence Report/Technology Assessment Number 86. AHRQ Publication No. 04-E006-2, December 2003. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/kneeinv.htm


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