Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis, affecting 1 in 3 people over age 65
and women more so than men. The prevalence of OA is rising due, in part, to the increasing …

Knee replacement surgery is one of the most commonly done and cost-effective
musculoskeletal surgical procedures. The numbers of cases done continue to grow …

Background Rehabilitation, with an emphasis on physiotherapy and exercise, is widely
promoted after total knee replacement. However, provision of services varies in content and …

Background A subset of patients with total hip arthroplasty (THA) or total knee arthroplasty
(TKA) has suboptimal postoperative results in terms of Patient Reported Outcomes (PROs) …

Objectives To study and identify the determinants of the impact on pain, function, and quality
of life of a prosthetic replacement surgery after 5 years of survival in patients with …

The perioperative exercise training protocol known under the name 'Better in, Better
out'could be implemented in clinical care for the vulnerable group of patients scheduled for …

Objective While psychosocial factors have been associated with poorer outcomes after knee
and hip arthroplasty, we hypothesized that augmented pain perception, as occurs in …

Objective In previous studies conducted outside the US,∼ 20% of total knee arthroplasty
(TKA) surgeries were judged to be inappropriate. The present study was undertaken to …

Health is regulated by homeostasis, a property of all living things. Homeostasis maintains
equilibrium at set-points using feedback loops for optimum functioning of the organism …

Background With increased scrutiny regarding the cost and safety of health care delivery,
there is increasing interest in judicious patient selection for total joint arthroplasty (TJA) …