Striving for a silent knee: a qualitative study of patients’ experiences with knee replacement surgery and their perceptions of fulfilled expectations

Purpose: Fifteen to twenty percent of patients with a knee arthroplasty are dissatisfied with their replaced joint. This study aimed to describe patients’ experiences of undergoing knee replacement surgery, both total- and unicompartmental knee replacement, and post-operative recovery, and to determ...

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Main Authors: Josefina Skogö Nyvang, Margareta Hedström, Maura D. Iversen, Sissel Andreassen Gleissman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2019-01-01
Series:International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17482631.2019.1620551