CAS vs Standard Technique in TKA: Comparison of Clinical and Functional Results

Knee Society Clinical Rating System (KSS):

there are 2 section, "Knee Score" section and a "Functional Score" section; both sections are scored from 0 to 100 with lower scores being indicative of worse knee conditions and higher scores being indicative of better knee conditions

Set of standardized questionnaires used by health professionals to evaluate the condition of patients with osteoarthritis of the knee and hip, including pain, stiffness, and physical functioning of the joints.

The score measures five items for pain (score range 0-20), two for stiffness (score range 0-8), and 17 for functional limitation (score range 0-68).

Higher scores indicate worse pain, stiffness, and functional limitations.

Numeric Pain Rating scale is a unidimensional measure of pain in which a patient selects a whole number (0-10 integers) that best reflects the intensity of his/her pain.

0 = no pain, 10 = worst pain possible

using Clavien Dindo classification of surgical complications

For each patient blood loss will be assessed by measuring the difference in hemoglobin (g/dL) on the preoperative blood sample VS last blood sample before discharge

It will be accounted the number of blood transfusions that patients may need during the hospital stay until discharge

days of hospital stay from surgery to discharge