Comorbidities do not limit improvement in pain and physical function after total knee arthroplasty in patients with knee osteoarthritis: the BEST-Knee prospective cohort study.

Lauren K King Esther J Waugh C Allyson Jones Eric R Bohm Michael Dunbar Linda J WoodhouseThomas NoseworthyDeborah A Marshall Gillian A Hawkernull null

Published in: BMJ open (2021)

For individuals with knee OA, comorbid conditions do not limit improvement in pain, physical function or walking ability after TKA, and most conditions do not impact achieving an acceptable symptom state.

Keyphrases

knee osteoarthritis
pain management
chronic pain
total knee arthroplasty
neuropathic pain
spinal cord injury
postoperative pain