Sex differences in negative affect and postoperative pain in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty

Sex differences in negative affect and postoperative pain in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty

Abstract Background Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is among the most common and disabling persistent pain conditions, with increasing prevalence in the developed world, and affects women to a greater degree than men. In the USA, the growth of knee OA has been paralleled by an increase in rates of total kn...

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Main Authors: Meghna Nandi, Kristin L. Schreiber, Marc O. Martel, Marise Cornelius, Claudia M. Campbell, Jennifer A. Haythornthwaite, Michael T. Smith, John Wright, Linda S. Aglio, Gary Strichartz, Robert R. Edwards
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:Biology of Sex Differences
Subjects:
Postoperative pain
Sex differences
Total knee arthroplasty
Anxiety
Depression
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13293-019-0237-7

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