Preoperative Pain and Function: Profiles of Patients Selected for Total Knee Arthroplasty.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is an effective treatment to relieve pain and restore function in patients with advanced knee osteoarthritis. TKA utilization is growing rapidly, and the appropriateness of current TKA use is of great interest. We examined patient-reported preoperative pain and function profiles to understand symptom severity at the time of TKA decision.

Methods

Data were from the Function and Outcomes Research for Comparative Effectiveness in Total Joint Replacement. We included patients undergoing primary, unilateral TKAs between 2011 and 2014 for osteoarthritis and had data on the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) pain and Short-Form 36-item Physical Component Summary (PCS) score. We compared patient profiles across groupings by s

SUBMITTER: Nguyen UD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5069189 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature