Presurgical Comorbidities as Risk Factors For Chronic Postsurgical Pain Following Total Knee Replacement

This study aimed to identify presurgical risk factors for the development of CPSP 5 years after TKR on the basis of medical records containing information with regard to comorbidities. Materials and Methods: Patients undergoing primary TKR surgery were contacted 5 years after TKR. Presurgical Knee Society Score and comorbidities were evaluated. Postsurgical knee pain at 5 years of follow-up was assessed on a Numeric Rating Scale (NRS, 0 to 10). Logistic regression models were utilized to identify patients with moderate-to-severe (NRSā‰„3) and mild-to-no (NRS
Source: The Clinical Journal of Pain - Category: Anesthesiology Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research