Predicting clinical outcomes after total knee arthroplasty from preoperative radiographic factors of the knee osteoarthritis.

Background Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is the major surgical treatment for end-stage osteoarthritis (OA). Despite its effectiveness, there are about 20% of patients who are dissatisfied with the outcome. Predicting the surgical outcome preoperatively could be beneficial in order to guide clinical decisions.