Diabetes is associated with persistent pain after hip and knee replacement.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

In some patients, for unknown reasons pain persists after joint replacement, especially in the knee. We determined the prevalence of persistent pain following primary hip or knee replacement and its association with disorders of glucose metabolism, metabolic syndrome (MetS), and obesity.

Patients and methods

The incidence of pain in the operated joint was surveyed 1-2 years after primary hip replacement (74 patients (4 bilateral)) or primary knee replacement (119 patients (19 bilateral)) in 193 osteoarthritis patients who had participated in a prospective study on perioperative hyperglycemia. Of the 155 patients who completed the survey, 21 had undergone further joint replacement surgery during the follow-up and were excluded, leaving 134 patients for

SUBMITTER: Rajamaki TJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4564781 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature