Does TKA Improve the Quality of Life in Octogenarians?
Podium No: 250 Thursday, February 26, 2009 09:12 AM – 09:18 AM Location: Venetian Hotel Palazzo P Edsel Fernandez Arandia, MD, FPOA Quezon City, Metro Manila Philippines Ngai-Nung Lo, MD Singapore Singapore Bhattiprolu Murthy, MBBS Shi-lu Chia, MBBS Singapore Singapore Seng-Jin Yeo, MD Singapore Singapore Moderator(s): John Batten, MD LAUNCESTON TAS Australia Giles R Scuderi, MD New York NY TKA in octogenarian patients resulted in significant gains in their QOL and was reflected in both health and social related QOL dimensions. Comorbid illnesses influenced the extent of QOL improvement. The aim of the study was to assess the outcome of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in patients over 80 years of age as evaluated by quality of life (QOL) instruments. Data were obtained from a centralized prospective outcomes arthroplasty database. Patients who had bilateral TKA done simultaneously and unicondylar knee replacement were excluded in this study. Health-related QOL instruments used included t
