Chronic widespread pain and its associations with quality of life and function at a 20- year follow-up of individuals with chronic knee pain at inclusion.

Stefan BergmanCarina ThorstenssonMaria L E Andersson

Published in: BMC musculoskeletal disorders (2019)

One third of individuals with chronic knee pain met the criteria for CWP. CWP was associated with patient reported pain, function and HRQL. This suggest that it is important to assess CWP in the evaluation of patients with chronic knee pain, with and without radiographic knee OA.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
pain management
total knee arthroplasty
neuropathic pain
knee osteoarthritis
patient reported
spinal cord
drug induced