Access to hip and knee replacement surgery in patients with chronic diseases according to patient-reported pain and functional status.

Bélène PodmoreAndrew HutchingsSujith KonanJohn RobsonJan van der Meulen

Published in: BMC health services research (2020)

Patients with chronic diseases reported more severe joint problems immediately before hip or knee replacement surgery suggesting they have hip or knee replacement later in the course of their joint disease.

Keyphrases

patient reported
minimally invasive
coronary artery bypass
total knee arthroplasty
knee osteoarthritis
chronic pain
total hip arthroplasty
surgical site infection
anterior cruciate ligament
pain management
anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
early onset
spinal cord
spinal cord injury
atrial fibrillation