Patients undergoing bilateral total knee arthroplasty (BTKA) may have higher complication
rates and mortality than those undergoing a unilateral procedure (UTKA). To evaluate this …

Background Total knee replacement is a common operative procedure to improve pain,
function, and quality of life in patients with end stage knee osteoarthritis. The current study …

We prospectively followed 171 patients who underwent bilateral unicompartmental knee
replacement (UKR) over a period of two years. Of these, 124 (72.5%) underwent a …

Background The complication risk of staged versus simultaneous total knee arthroplasty
continues to be debated in the literature. Previous reports suggest unicompartmental knee …

Background Deciding whether to treat patients with bilateral arthritis with two-stage or
bilateral single-stage arthroplasties is a cause of considerable debate in orthopaedic …

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare simultaneous bilateral total knee
arthroplasty (BTKA) and unilateral total knee arthroplasty (UTKA) in terms of morbidity …

The concept of staging during the same hospitalization for bilateral total knee arthroplasty
(BTKA) has emerged as a practice to minimize perioperative risks, although with few data …

Background Bilateral unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (bUKA) done on the same day
(simultaneous bUKA [sbUKA]) has been shown to be safe and cost-effective in hospital …

Background Blood management is critical in total knee arthroplasty (TKA). In bilateral, single
stage TKA, blood loss seems more prominent. We believe it is important to control all …

Purpose. To evaluate the safety of simultaneous bilateral total knee replacement (TKR).
Methods. 124 women and 26 men (mean age, 66 years) underwent simultaneous bilateral …