Preoperative Expectations Associated With Postoperative Dissatisfaction After Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Cohort Study.

DISCUSSION: We identified a subset of expectations most likely to affect dissatisfaction after TKA. Our findings should inform preoperative patient education approaches on those expectations to realistically orient patient expectations and increase satisfaction. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level II. PMID: 31192886 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons - Category: Orthopaedics Tags: J Am Acad Orthop Surg Source Type: research