Associations between early postoperative pain outcome measures and late functional outcomes in patients after knee arthroplasty.

Emilija Dubljanin-RaspopovićWinfried MeissnerRuth ZaslanskyMarko KadijaSanja Tomanović VujadinovićGoran Tulić

Published in: PloS one (2021)

Our study demonstrates that severe postoperative pain after TKA might have long lasting consequences, and even small improvements in treatment, although being far from optimal, are accompanied by improved outcomes.

Keyphrases

postoperative pain
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
total knee arthroplasty
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
type diabetes
early onset
metabolic syndrome
replacement therapy
drug induced