Effects of preoperative walking ability and patient's surgical education on quality of life and functional outcomes after total knee arthroplasty

Effects of preoperative walking ability and patient's surgical education on quality of life and functional outcomes after total knee arthroplasty

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: Prospectively analyze the effect of preoperative walking status and the patient's surgical education on functional outcomes and the three dimensions of quality of life (QoL) (pain, physical function, and mental health) after elective total knee arthroplasty (TKA). METHODS...

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Main Authors: Sunil K. Dash, Nishit Palo, Geetanjali Arora, Sidharth S. Chandel, Mithilesh Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda.
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia
Subjects:
Arthroplasty, replacement, knee
Biomechanical phenomena
Knee joint
Quality of life
Treatment outcome
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