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World J Orthop. Nov 18, 2025; 16(11): 111857
Published online Nov 18, 2025. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v16.i11.111857
Published online Nov 18, 2025. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v16.i11.111857
Etiology of total knee arthroplasty failure and functional outcome of revision knee arthroplasty
Syed Muhammad Tayyab Hassan, Department of Orthopedics, Allied Hospital Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, Punjab, Pakistan
Shahid Hussain, Department of Orthopedics, General Hospital Timergara, Timargara 18300, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Shafqat Wasim, Department of Orthopedics, Allama Iqbal Medical College/Jinnah Hospital Lahore, Lahore 54550, Punjab, Pakistan
Tauseef Raza, Department of Orthopedics, Khyber Medical University Institute of Medical Sciences Kohat, Kohat 26000, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Naveed Khan, Department of Orthopedics, Medicare Cardiac and General Hospital, Karachi 74000, Sindh, Pakistan
Syed Abdur Rub Abidi, Department of Orthopedics, Jinnah Medical and Dental College, Karachi 74800, Sindh, Pakistan
Kashif Anwar, Department of Orthopedics, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center, Karachi 75510, Sindh, Pakistan
Hamdoon Suharwardy Asim, Department of Orthopaedics, Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust, DA2 8DA, England, United Kingdom
Elham Shenawa, Department of Surgery, Balkh University, Balkh 1702, Afghanistan
Co-first authors: Syed Muhammad Tayyab Hassan and Shahid Hussain.
Author contributions: Hassan SMT and Hussain S contributed equally to this manuscript and are co-first authors. Wasim S, Raza T, Khan N, Abidi SAR, and Anwar K led formal analysis; Hassan SMT, Hussain S, and Wasim S led the conceptualization and methodology; Asim HS and Shenawa E contributed to critical review and final editing of the manuscript. All authors contributed to writing and reviewing the manuscript. All authors thoroughly reviewed and approved the final version of the manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: Ethical approval was obtained from the Ethical Review Board of the Jinnah Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.
Informed consent statement: All study participants or their legal guardian provided informed written consent about personal and medical data collection prior to study enrollment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
STROBE statement: The authors have read the STROBE Statement-checklist of items, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the STROBE Statement-checklist of items.
Data sharing statement: All data collected during the study are available from the corresponding author by request at
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Corresponding author: Elham Shenawa, MD, Department of Surgery, Balkh University, Chuk Sancharki, Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh 1702, Afghanistan. eshenawa@gmail.com
Received: July 11, 2025
Revised: July 19, 2025
Accepted: September 30, 2025
Published online: November 18, 2025
Processing time: 126 Days and 17.4 Hours
Revised: July 19, 2025
Accepted: September 30, 2025
Published online: November 18, 2025
Processing time: 126 Days and 17.4 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Total knee arthroplasty failures, primarily due to infection and aseptic loosening, present significant clinical challenges. This study demonstrates that revision total knee arthroplasty significantly enhances knee function and pain relief, as shown by substantial improvements in Knee Society Score and Visual Analog Scale scores. These findings underscore the effectiveness of revision procedures in addressing complications and optimizing patient outcomes, providing valuable insights for clinicians to improve surgical strategies and postoperative care.