Perioperative prevention of persistent pain after total hip and knee arthroplasty-Protocol for two systematic reviews.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Between 9% and 20% of patients experience moderate to severe persistent postoperative pain after total hip or knee arthroplasty. Severe immediate postoperative pain limits rehabilitation and is associated with the development of persistent postoperative pain. Therefore, perioperative analgesic and physiotherapeutic interventions are of interest to reduce persistent pain. In two systematic reviews with identical methodology, we aim to investigate the effects of (a) perioperative analgesic interventions and (b) physiotherapeutic interventions in reducing persistent pain after total hip and knee arthroplasty.

Methods

We will include randomised and cluster-randomised controlled trials on perioperative analgesic and physiotherapeutic interventions for patients undergoi

SUBMITTER: Laigaard J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9315006 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature