Early postoperative improvements in pain and dysfunction predict faster time to second procedure in staged bilateral total knee arthroplasty.
Background The demand for total knee arthroplasty (TKA) continues to rise, with 40% of patients undergoing contralateral TKA within eight years. While prior studies examined perioperative outcomes in staged bilateral TKA, limited research assesses how patient-reported outcomes (PROs) influence the timing of second surg...