Psychosocial predictors for outcome after total joint arthroplasty: a prospective comparison of hip and knee arthroplasty

Abstract Background As findings regarding predictors for good outcome after total joint arthroplasty are highly inconsistent, aim of this study was to investigate the influence of the psychosocial variables sense of coherence and social support as well as mental distress on physical outcome after su...

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Published in:	BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Main Authors:	Marion Lindner, Olaf Nosseir, Anett Keller-Pliessnig, Per Teigelack, Martin Teufel, Sefik Tagay
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2018-05-01
Subjects:	Total hip arthroplasty Total knee arthroplasty Health-related quality of life Psychological distress Psychosocial resources
Online Access:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12891-018-2058-y