The efficacy of vitamin E in preventing arthrofibrosis after joint replacement.

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[Indexed for MEDLINE] Conflict of interest statement: Dr. Antonia F. Chen: Royalties: Stryker; paid consultant: Adaptive Phage Therapeutics, Avanos, BICMD, Convatec, Ethicon, Heraeus, IrriMax, Osteal Therapeutics, Peptilogics, Pfizer, Smith and Nephew, Stryker, TrialSpark; own stock or stock options: Hyalex, Irrimax, Osteal Therapeutics, Sonoran, IlluminOss; Research support from a company or supplier as a Principal Investigator: Adaptive Phage Therapeutics, Elute, Peptilogics, Sectra; Royalties, financial or material support from publishers: SLACK Incorporated, UpToDate, Taylor & Francis Group, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery; Medical/Orthopaedic publications editorial/governing board: Journal of Arthroplasty; Journal of Bone and Joint Infection; Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery; Arthroplasty Today; Board member/committee appointments for a society: AAOS, AJRR, AAHKS. Dr. Ebru Oral: Royalties: Corin Ltd, Exactech, Arthrex, Meril Healthcare, Renovis, Conformis; paid consultant: W.L. Gore & Associates; royalties, financial or material support, serve on the editorial or governing board: Journal of Biomedical Materials Research; Board member/committee appointments for a society: Society for Biomaterials. 10. Cureus. 2021 Sep 25;13(9):e18271. doi: 10.7759/cureus.18271. eCollection 2021 Sep. Stiffness After Total Knee Arthroplasty: Prevalence and Treatment Outcome. Archunan M(1), Swamy G(1), Ramasamy A(2). Author information: (1)Trauma and Orthopaedics, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, GBR. (2)Trauma and Orthopaedics, Colchester General Hospital, Colchester, GBR. Introduction Stiffness following total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is an incapacitating complication. The prevalence and causes leading to stiffness are not clearly determined. The aim of the study was to ascertain the prevalence, determine the influencing factors, and evaluate the efficacy of manipulation under anaesthesia (MUA) as a treatment option. Method Retrospective review of consecutive series of 1350 primary TKA over a 28-month period. For the purpose of the study, stiffness was defined as flexion contracture of >15 degrees and/or flexion of