Prospective Relation between Catastrophizing and Residual Pain following Knee Arthroplasty: Two-Year Follow-Up

Michael E Forsythe; Michael J Dunbar; Allan W Hennigar; Michael JL Sullivan; Michael Gross

doi:10.1155/2008/730951

Pain Research and Management (Jan 2008)

Prospective Relation between Catastrophizing and Residual Pain following Knee Arthroplasty: Two-Year Follow-Up

Michael E Forsythe,
Michael J Dunbar,
Allan W Hennigar,
Michael JL Sullivan,
Michael Gross

Affiliations

Michael E Forsythe: Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Moncton Hospital, South-East Regional Health Authority, Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
Michael J Dunbar: Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre and Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Allan W Hennigar: Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre and Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Michael JL Sullivan: Department of Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Michael Gross: Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre and Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2008/730951
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 4
pp. 335 – 341

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: Pain is the primary indication for both primary and revision total knee arthroplasty (TKA); however, most arthroplasty outcome measures do not take pain into account.

Published in Pain Research and Management

ISSN: 1203-6765 (Print); 1918-1523 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General)
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/7040

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