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Role of preoperative pain, muscle function, and activity level in discharge readiness after fast-track hip and knee arthroplasty

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The concept of fast-track surgery has led to a decline in length of stay after total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA) to about 2–4 days. However, it has been questioned whether this is only achievable in selected patients—or in all patients. We therefo...

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Autores principales: Holm, Bente, Bandholm, Thomas, Lunn, Troels Haxholdt, Husted, Henrik, Aalund, Peter Kloster, Hansen, Torben Bæk, Kehlet, Henrik
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Informa Healthcare 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4164866/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24954491
http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/17453674.2014.934186