It’s not just a knee, but a whole life: A qualitative descriptive study on patients’ experiences of living with knee osteoarthritis and their expectations for knee arthroplasty

AIM: Knee arthroplasties are an increasingly common treatment for osteoarthritis (OA) and the main indication is pain. Previous research states, however, that 15–20% of the operated patients are dissatisfied and 20–30% have persistent pain after surgery. This study is aimed at describing patients’ e...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Nyvang, Josefina, Hedström, Margareta, Gleissman, Sissel Andreassen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Co-Action Publishing 2016
Materias:
Empirical Study
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4818353/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27036130
http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/qhw.v11.30193

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4818353/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27036130
http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/qhw.v11.30193

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