Trajectories of Pain and Function after Primary Hip and Knee Arthroplasty: The ADAPT Cohort Study.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Pain and function improve dramatically in the first three months after hip and knee arthroplasty but the trajectory after three months is less well described. It is also unclear how pre-operative pain and function influence short- and long-term recovery. We explored the trajec...

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Main Authors: Erik Lenguerrand, Vikki Wylde, Rachael Gooberman-Hill, Adrian Sayers, Luke Brunton, Andrew D Beswick, Paul Dieppe, Ashley W Blom
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4752224?pdf=render