Postoperative management following osteotomies around the knee: a narrative review.
Felix Christoph FingerSteffen SchröterChristoph IhleMoritz HerbstTina HistingMarc-Daniel AhrendPublished in: EFORT open reviews (2024)
The present narrative review provides a summary of postoperative therapy modalities and their effectiveness following osteotomies around the knee. The topics that are discussed in the scientific discourse include support of cartilage cell regeneration, pain management, drainage insertion, tourniquet use, pharmacological and mechanical thromboembolism prophylaxis, weight-bearing protocols and bone consolidation. There is evidence for the use of pharmacological thromboembolism prophylaxis and weight-bearing protocols. A standardized postoperative treatment concept following osteotomies around the knee cannot be derived due to lack of evidence for the other topics in current literature.
Keyphrases
- pain management
- total knee arthroplasty
- patients undergoing
- knee osteoarthritis
- systematic review
- body mass index
- anterior cruciate ligament
- physical activity
- weight loss
- anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
- stem cells
- randomized controlled trial
- weight gain
- cell therapy
- single cell
- bone mineral density
- ultrasound guided
- bone marrow
- replacement therapy
- bone loss
- smoking cessation