Background Anxiety and depression are common psychological comorbidities that impact
the quality of life (QoL) of patients. In this systematic review, we 1) determined the impact of …

Background Although total knee replacement (TKR) is an effective intervention for end-stage
arthritis of the knee, a significant number of patients remain dissatisfied following this …

Objective To investigate the role of early initiation of rehabilitation on length of stay (LOS)
and cost following total hip arthroplasty, total knee arthroplasty, or unicompartmental knee …

Background Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is widely considered a successful intervention for
osteoarthritis and other degenerative knee diseases. This study addresses the need for a …

Background The purpose of this study was to determine the optimal window for collection of
patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) after total joint arthroplasty (TJA). Methods …

Background Among the procedures for severe gonarthrosis, total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is
considered a successful method patient satisfaction and functional improvement; however …

Causal mediation analysis is a useful tool for epidemiologic research, but it has been
criticized for relying on a “cross-world” independence assumption that counterfactual …

Background. Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a common disease that has an adverse impact on
most orthopedic surgeries, and its prevalence has gradually increased in recent years. We …

Background As findings regarding predictors for good outcome after total joint arthroplasty
are highly inconsistent, aim of this study was to investigate the influence of the psychosocial …

Background The purpose of our study is to examine post-operative opioid use in total hip
arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA) patients and describe factors …