Total knee replacement plus physical and medical therapy or treatment with physical and medical therapy alone: a randomised controlled trial in patients with knee osteoarthritis (the MEDIC-study)

Table 2 Adverse events

Method of registration		Adverse event
Treatment records
		All events reported by the participant
Hospital records
	During surgery
		Patella fracture
		Tibia fracture
		Femur fracture
		Rupture of the patella tendon
		Other
	Postoperatively
		Deep infection
		Surgery demanding skin necrosis
		Surgery demanding scar tissue adherences
		Thrombophlebitis in demand of anticoagulant treatment
		Patella sub-/luxation
		Supra-condylar femur fracture
		Permanent n. peroneus paresis
		Pulmonary embolism
		Patella fracture
		Aseptic loosening
		Polyethylene defect (tibia)
		Polyethylene defect (patella)
		Secondary insertion of patella component
		Instability
		Pain without loosening
		Other events related to the index knee
		Other events not related to the index knee
Questionnaire
		All events reported by the participant using open-probe questioning

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