A Comprehensive Approach to Stiffness in Total Knee Arthroplasty.

J Arthroplasty · Sep 2025 · Review

Chalmers BP, Suleiman LI, Sculco PK, Abdel MP

Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York

Adult Reconstruction

SUMMARY — THE REDUCTIONComprehensive approach to knee stiffness after arthroplasty requires optimizing modifiable risk factors preoperatively and providing early treatment when conservative measures fail.
Abstract, as published

This article is a summary of a symposium on knee stiffness in primary and revision total knee arthroplasties presented at the 2024 American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons annual meeting. The purpose of this article was to provide an overview of the genetics of arthrofibrosis, preoperative and perioperative risk factors associated with arthrofibrosis, ways to optimize modifiable risk factors, and early and late treatment options for stiffness and when it fails to improve with initial interventions. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: V.

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