Evaluation of a multimodal pain therapy concept for chronic pain after total knee arthroplasty: a pilot study in 21 patients

Evaluation of a multimodal pain therapy concept for chronic pain after total knee arthroplasty: a pilot study in 21 patients

Abstract Background In spite of the improvement of many aspects around Total knee arthroplasty (TKA), there is still a group of 10% to 34% of patients who is not satisfied with the outcome. The therapy of chronic pain after TKA remains a medical challenge that requires an interdisciplinary therapy c...

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Main Authors: Dirk Zajonz, Johannes K. M. Fakler, Anna-Judith Dahse, Fujiaoshou Junping Zhao, Melanie Edel, Christoph Josten, Andreas Roth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:Patient Safety in Surgery
Subjects:
Arthrofibrosis
Multimodal pain therapy
Total knee arthroplasty
Ketamine
Traditional Chinese medicine
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13037-017-0137-x

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