IMPORTANT FUNCTIONAL MEASURES IN PRE- AND POST-OPERATIVE PATIENTS UNDERGOING TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT – AN ISSUE OF INFORMED CONSENT

Background: Whilst the literature abounds with patient reported outcomes following total knee replacement (TKR) there is a paucity of literature covering objective functional outcomes. Awareness of objective functional outcomes following TKR is key to the consent process and relating it to pre-operative function enables a tailored approach to consent.