Change in pain and function while waiting for major joint arthroplasty

K. D. Kelly; D. C. Voaklander; D. W.C. Johnston; S. C. Newman; M. E. Suarez-Almazor

doi:10.1054/arth.2001.21455

Change in pain and function while waiting for major joint arthroplasty

K. D. Kelly, D. C. Voaklander, D. W.C. Johnston, S. C. Newman, M. E. Suarez-Almazor

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Abstract

The objective of this study was to examine the change in pain and physical function that occurs while waiting for major arthroplasty. Data were collected prospectively from a cohort of 313 patients who were waiting > 1 month for total hip arthroplasty or total knee arthroplasty. The WOMAC and the SF-36 health status instruments were administered at the time the patient was placed on the waiting list and again just before surgery. Minimal amounts of change in pain and physical and psychosocial function occurred for hip and knee arthroplasty patients while they waited. Overall, waiting time did not appear to have a negative impact on the amount of pain and dysfunction experienced.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	351-359
Number of pages	9
Journal	Journal of Arthroplasty
Volume	16
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1054/arth.2001.21455
State	Published - 2001
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Major joint arthroplasty
Surgical prioritization
Total hip arthroplasty
Total knee arthroplasty
Waiting lists
Waiting time

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Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

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