3.2 Radiological Assessment & Indications for TKR

01. Which is the most common imaging modality used to assess knee arthrosis?

02. Three major symptoms are produced by arthrosis of the knee;

which of these is the main reason for operative treatment:

03. What are the two main categories into which the causes of knee arthrosis can be divided?

04. Rheumatoid arthritis is a systemic disease

05. Rheumatoid arthritis usually affects one joint

06. TKA is an attractive and successful treatment for RA because it relieves pain corrects deformity and restores function?

07. Osteoarthritis is the result of wear and tear on the joint

08. Osteoporosis reduces bone density

09. Osteoporosis is most common in elderly females?

10. The knee may experience loads of up to 8 times body-weight

11. What conservative treatments may be used to treat the early stages of acquired desease

12. Surgical intervention likely to take place in the treatment of acquired disease when:

concervative measures no longer provide pain relief

13. An arthrodesis is the:

14. What does HTO stand for?

15. Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty is contrindicated where more than one compartment is damaged

16. It is not necessary for both cruciate ligaments to be intact and functional for a unicompartmental knee arthroplasty.

17. TKR is indicated when two or more compartments are damaged