Personality traits predict residual pain after total hip and knee arthroplasty

ConclusionThe current study demonstrated that personality traits and anxiety predict residual pain; thus, pre-operative evaluation of these factors could be helpful in identifying patients at risk for residual pain.

http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s00264-020-04553-6

Source: International Orthopaedics - April 2, 2020 Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research