According to a recent preliminary study, sports or routine exercise has several advantages for patients with degenerative knees who undergo total knee arthroplasty (TKA), unicompartmental arthroplasty, high tibial osteotomy (HTO) or cartilage treatments. The recent clinical findings suggested that patients who return to sports after knee injuries can experience increased bone mineral density and decreased risk of early prosthesis loosening when they are active following TKA. However, proper preoperative evaluation, patient selection and the role of an orthopedic surgeon are very important to avoid further complications and better recovery in such patients.
Clinical evidence According to the recent reports, about 90% of young patients were able to continue sports after knee surgeries. Of those patients, 78.6% were reported to reach an equal or higher level of activity than before…
