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Total Joint Replacement

Are Patients Satisfied with their Total Joint Replacement Surgery? A Prospective Cross Sectional Survey

DOI: 
10.7727/wimj.2015.380
Synopsis: 
A prospective cross sectional study analyzed patients' satisfaction with arthroplasty in two independent groups. Statistically significant results showed increased function, decreased pain and improvement in the quality of life outcomes between the pre and postoperative groups. Clinically significant results indicated that the postoperative patients were satisfied with the peri-operative management and fulfilment of expectations following arthroplasty.

ABSTRACT

Objective: The number of patients requiring arthroplasty increases annually. Joint replacement surgery can improve a patient’s (QOL) quality of life. The effectiveness of this care from a patient’s own perspective assessed by patient reported outcome measures is just as important as the clinical measures. The aim of our study was to evaluate patients’ satisfaction following total joint replacement procedures.

Accepted: 
10 Sep, 2015
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e-Published: 01 Mar, 2016

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