Prognostics for pain in osteoarthritis: Do clinical measures predict pain after total joint replacement?

A significant proportion of osteoarthritis (OA) patients continue to experience moderate to severe pain after total joint replacement (TJR). Preoperative factors related to pain persistence are mainly studied using individual predictor variables and distinct pain outcomes, thus leading to a lack of...

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Main Authors: Joana Barroso, Kenta Wakaizumi, Diane Reckziegel, João Pinto-Ramos, Thomas Schnitzer, Vasco Galhardo, A Vania Apkarian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0222370