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Preoperative Patient Expectations of Knee Surgery

2018; Elsevier BV; Volume: 34; Issue: 12 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.arthro.2018.10.096

1526-3231

R. Frank Henn, Kali N. Stevens, Julio J. Jauregui, Xuyang Song, Vidushan Nadarajah, Shaun H. Medina, Michael P. Smuda, Craig Bennett, Jonathan D. Packer,

Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes

Limited validated data exists regarding expectations of patients undergoing knee surgery and patient characteristics that influence treatment expectations. We hypothesized that younger patients with worse function and worse general health would have greater expectations of knee surgery.