Personality traits predict residual pain after total hip and knee arthroplasty.

Michele MercurioGiorgio GaspariniElvira Anna CarboneOlimpio GalassoCristina Segura-Garcia

Published in: International orthopaedics (2020)

The current study demonstrated that personality traits and anxiety predict residual pain; thus, pre-operative evaluation of these factors could be helpful in identifying patients at risk for residual pain.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
total hip
pain management
neuropathic pain
end stage renal disease
total knee arthroplasty
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
spinal cord injury
spinal cord
patient reported