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Table 3 Summary of findings from previous studies

From: The role of knee arthroscopy in managing common soft tissue complications after total knee arthroplasty: a retrospective case series study

Author

Year

Study type

Indication

Sample size (knees)

Follow-up (months)

ROM

KSS knee score

KSS function score

Symptom recurrence rate

Revision rate

Infection rate

Non-infectious complications

Lucas et al. [12]

1999

Case series

Patellar clunk

30

12

105.6–106.1

64–93

65–89

3.3%

0

0

0

Koh et al. [7]

2008

Case series

Patellar clunk

12

13.4

NR

63.8–90.9

65.4–90.4

0

NR

NR

NR

Williams et al. [13]

1996

Case series

Arthrofibrosis

10

20

69.9–103

70.9–86.4

71–88

22.2%

22.2%

0

0

Mont et al. [8]

2006

Case series

Arthrofibrosis

18

30

63–94

34–77

NR

5.6%

0

NR

NR

Ohdera et al. [6]

2004

Case series

Hemarthrosis

6

24

NR

NR

NR

66.7%

NR

NR

NR

Kindsfater et al. [21]

1995

Case series

Hemarthrosis

4

NR

NR

NR

NR

50%

NR

NR

NR

Klinger et al. [10]

2005

Case series

Mixed

27

34

NR

71–85

69–83

33.3%

22.2%

1/27

0

van Mourik et al. [11]

1998

Case series

Mixed

27

NR

NR

NR

NR

41.7%

37.5%

NR

0

Wasilewski et al. [5]

1989

Case series

Mixed

12

25

33–67

NR

NR

NR

50%

NR

NR

Diduch et al. [14]

1997

Case series

Mixed

40

19.9

73–99*

87

85

27.5%

7.5%

0

0

Bocell et al. [15]

1991

Case series

Mixed

53

27

NR

NR

NR

7.5%

5.7%

0

0

Lovro et al. [17]

2020

Cohort study

Mixed

192

65.4

NR

NR

NR

NR

18.8%

6.3%

NR

Sekiya et al. [16]

2017

Case series

Mixed

30

36

116.7–117.4

75.1–86.9

NR

37%

0

0

0

  1. Abbreviation: NR not reported
  2. *The data only applies to patients with arthrofibrosis