Total Knee Arthroplasty in Patients with Concomitant Low Back Pain, Its Effects on Pain, Functional Outcomes and Satisfaction, a Narrative Review

Alireza Moharrami; Mohammad  Mirahmadi Eraghi; Shahabaldin Beheshti Fard; Ali Asadifar; Ehsan Fallah; Sadulla Sharifpour; Seyed Mohammad Javad Mortazavi

doi:10.18502/jost.v10i2.15510

Alireza Moharrami Orthopedic Surgeon, Joint Reconstruction Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Mohammad Mirahmadi Eraghi Student of Medicine, Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Qeshm International Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qeshm, Iran; Orthopedic Surgeon, Joint Reconstruction Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Shahabaldin Beheshti Fard Resident, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Ali Asadifar Resident, Department of Radiology, Afzalipour School of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
Ehsan Fallah Knee Surgery Fellowship, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Sadulla Sharifpour Orthopedic Surgeon, Joint Reconstruction Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Seyed Mohammad Javad Mortazavi Professor, Joint Reconstruction Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/jost.v10i2.15510

Keywords: Knee; Arthroplasty; Low Back Pain; Joints

Abstract

The request for total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is increasingly being raised and imposes an enormous burden on the healthcare system. Most subjects represent symptomatic concomitant low back pain (LBP) at baseline, interfering with functional outcomes with little or no improvement in mental health following TKA. Orthopedics should notify the patients suffering from concomitant LBP about the likelihood of unfavorable recovery. The authors describe the functional outcomes and satisfaction following TKA in patients suffering from concomitant LBP.