Search for dissertations about: "Primary total knee replacement"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 swedish dissertations containing the words Primary total knee replacement.

2. 1. Psychological distress and contentment after primary total knee replacement

   Author : Aamir Mahdi; Per Wretenberg; Maria Hälleberg-Nyman; Olof Sköldenberg; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Anxiety; contentment; depression; discontentment; psychological distress; patients’ expectations; total knee replacement;

   Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to study patients with anxiety/depression symptoms before and after primary total knee replacement, particularly in terms of improvements in patients-reported outcomes, and particularly among those who were discontent with the surgery. This could hopefully improve patients' contentment after TKR. READ MORE

4. 2. Long-term results after partial knee arthroplasty with the Oxford Knee

   Author : Ulf C G Svärd; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : Partial knee arthroplasty; Oxford knee;

   Abstract : Introduction Osteoarthritis of the knee is one of the most common reasons for disability, especially in elderly people. Surgical treatment is still controversial. Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty, i.e. READ MORE

5. 3. Diseases in the hip - Exploring risk for fracture and osteoarhritis

   Author : Cecilie Hongslo Vala; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Hip fracture; Femoral neck fracture; Trochanteric fracture; Osteoporosis; Osteoarthritis; Total hip replacement; Total knee replacement; Farmers; Homogamy; Assortative mating; Bereavement;

   Abstract : Objective: Hip fracture is the most serious condition linked to low bone mass or osteoporosis, and Sweden has one of the highest incidences in the world. The proportion of elderly is increasing in the Swedish population and in the world, and with increased age comes increased incidence for both fragility fracture and osteoarthritis. READ MORE

6. 4. Periprosthetic femoral fracture after total hip replacement. Incidence, risk factors, and treatment

   Author : Georgios Chatziagorou; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Periprosthetic fracture; Interprosthetic fracture; Incidence; Risk factors; Treatment; Outcome; Mortality;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the incidence of surgically treated periprosthetic femoral fractures (PPFF) in Sweden between 2001 and 2011, the demography of this population, risk factors that may contribute to its occurrence and the treatment of these fractures. All four studies in this thesis are observational and are based primarily on material from the Swedish Hip Arthroplasty Register (SHAR) database. READ MORE

7. 5. Different perspectives of living with osteoarthritis and outcomes after knee arthroplasty

   Author : Josefina Skogö Nyvang; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common joint disease affecting the population increasingly with age. Living with OA and pain can cause severe distress in an individual’s life and expectations of outcome after joint replacement surgery are generally high. READ MORE