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Satisfaction from TKA arises from complex interrelated factors. Patients should be provided with adequate information regarding the nature of surgery and expected outcomes, and any discordance between the patient and surgeon expectations should be resolved. Group educational sessions and counselling by trained personnel can help in modifying preoperative variables for a successful outcome. As surgeons, it is our responsibility to provide satisfactory results by selecting appropriate patients, avoiding preventable complications and performing as technically perfect a surgical procedure as we can. A discussion of the risks of surgery and informed consent frequently involves the rare but well-acknowledged risks of sepsis, thromboembolic disease and inadvertent neurovascular injury. The literature tells us a dissatisfied patient is more common than all three together and this merits discussion before surgery.
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Coolican, M.R.J. (2015). Aetiology of Patient Dissatisfaction Following Total Knee Arthroplasty. In: RodrÃguez-Merchán, E., Oussedik, S. (eds) Total Knee Arthroplasty. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-17554-6_20
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