Abstract
Objective: To assess patient satisfaction six
months after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in
obese females.
Methodology: This descriptive study was
conducted at Ghurki Trust Teaching Hospital,
Lahore from August 2018 to January 2019. Fifty
one female patients six months following TKA, with
a BMI of 30 kg/m2and above were included using
convenience sampling. Self-Administered Patient
Satisfaction (SAPS) questionnaire was used by
interview method and patients were asked to
grade their level of satisfaction for each question
Results: We found that 84.3% were very satisfied,9.8% were somewhat satisfied, 3.9% were
somewhat dissatisfied and 2% were very
dissatisfied with their surgery. When asked about
pain relief, 82.4% were very satisfied, 9.8% were
somewhat satisfied, 3.9% were somewhat
dissatisfied and 3.9% were very dissatisfied. The
reported satisfaction was comparatively low for
ability to do home or yard (65%) work and leisure
activities (53%).
Conclusion: Though obesity may be considered
as a risk factor for complications following TKA,
most of the obese females were satisfied with theirsurgery, irrespective of their high BMI.
