Kim Madden, Sushmitha Pallapothu, Darren Young Shing, Anthony Adili, Mohit Bhandari, Lisa Carlesso, Moin Khan, Ydo V Kleinlugtenbelt, Adrijana Krsmanovic, Matilda Nowakowski, Tara Packham, Eric Romeril, Jean-Eric Tarride, Lehana Thabane, Daniel M Tushinski, Christine Wallace, Mitchell Winemaker, Harsha Shanthanna
BACKGROUND: Knee arthritis is a leading cause of limited function and long-term disability in older adults. Despite a technically successful total knee arthroplasty (TKA), around 20% of patients continue to have persisting pain with reduced function, and low quality of life. Many of them continue using opioids for pain control, which puts them at risk for potential long-term adverse effects such as dependence, overdose and risk of falls. Although persisting pain and opioid use after TKA have been recognised to be important issues, individual strategies to decrease their burden have limitations and multi-component interventions, despite their potential, have not been well studied...
February 15, 2024: Pilot and Feasibility Studies