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Papers: 24 Dec 2022 - 30 Dec 2022


2022


Biomed Res Int


2022

Preoperative Risk Factors of Persistent Pain following Total Knee Arthroplasty.

Authors

Chodór P, Kruczyński J
Biomed Res Int. 2022; 2022:4958089.
PMID: 36567908.

Abstract

Despite good results of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) as a treatment of idiopathic osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee, significant number of patients (16-33%) complain of persistent pain of unknown origin. This phenomenon is the major cause of patient's dissatisfaction. It has been theorized that certain preoperative factors may increase the risk of persistent pain; hence, their identification should enable proper preoperative education and development of realistic expectations regarding results of TKA. This study is aimed at identifying the preoperative chronic pain predictors in patients undergoing TKA.