Does patient perception of alignment affect total knee arthroplasty outcome?
Satisfaction with perceived limb alignment appears to influence outcome after TKA and is not reflected in current outcome scales. Perhaps patients should be counselled on how alignment is restored and on what to expect of their limb alignment and appearance after TKA.
Injuries resulting from falls at home are increasing. This group tends to be elderly and at risk of significant injury and prolonged hospital stays. Causes are multifactorial and might be related to increased popularity of home renovations. Ladders are implicated in many of these accidents. As emergency physicians we should target this population to educate them in safe ladder use.