Biopsychosocial predictive factors for developing chronic postsurgical pain after hip replacement surgery: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Total hip arthroplasty for end stage osteoarthritis is a common and often successful procedure. However, 14 ​% of patients experience chronic postsurgical pain after 1 year. The risk of developing chronic pain is multifactorial. The aim of this systematic review is to provide an overview of recent literature on predictive factors for developing postsurgical chronic pain after total hip arthroplasty to create a prognostic model for better recognition, perioperative optimization or reconsideration.

Design

Studies were eligible if patients were over 18 years old, biopsychosocial risk factors and the occurrence of pain >3 months after surgery was reported. PubMed, EMBASE and CENTRAL were searched up to June 16th, 2025. The selected studies were screened and assessed on

SUBMITTER: Smits RJH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12765098 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature