SynthesisArthritis care & research2013
Assessment of chronic postsurgical pain after knee replacement: a systematic review.
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24 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 59 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pooled it
- A systematic review of the outcomes reported in trials of medication review in older patients: the need for a core outcome set.British journal of clinical pharmacology · 2017Pooled it
- Ultrasound-guided dexmedetomidine combination with modified high fascia iliaca compartment block for arthroscopic knee surgery: what is the optimal dose of dexmedetomidine?BMC anesthesiology · 2023Trial
- To be mindful of the breath or pain: Comparing two brief preoperative mindfulness techniques for total joint arthroplasty patients.Journal of consulting and clinical psychology · 2021Trial
- Safety and Efficacy of Perioperative Intravenous Meloxicam for Moderate-to-Severe Pain Management in Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) · 2021Trial
- Pain Coping Skills Training for Patients Who Catastrophize About Pain Prior to Knee Arthroplasty: A Multisite Randomized Clinical Trial.The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume · 2019Trial
- Construct validation and correlates of preoperative expectations of postsurgical recovery in persons undergoing knee replacement: baseline findings from a randomized clinical trial.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2017Trial
- Variability in conditioned pain modulation predicts response to NSAID treatment in patients with knee osteoarthritis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2016Trial
- Is There a Difference in Factors Affecting Rest Pain and Pain Intensity during Movement at 1 Year Post-total Knee Arthroplasty?Physical therapy research · 2026Article
- 9. Chronic knee pain.Pain practice : the official journal of World Institute of Pain · 2025Review
- Neuropathic-like symptoms have an additional predictive value for chronic postsurgical pain in total hip and knee arthroplasty patients.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Article
- Assessing pain management in total joint arthroplasty using the Detroit interventional pain assessment scale-A prospective cohort study.Arthroplasty (London, England) · 2024Article
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- Effects of a home-based, exergaming intervention on physical function and pain after total knee replacement in older adults: a randomised controlled trial.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2023Article
- Screening to Identify Postoperative Pain and Cross-Sectional Associations Between Factors Identified in This Process With Pain and Function, Three Months After Total Knee Replacement.Arthritis care & research · 2022Article
- Patient satisfaction and perception of success after total knee arthroplasty are more strongly associated with patient factors and complications than surgical or anaesthetic factors.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2020Article
- Social determinants associated to chronic pain after total knee arthroplasty.International orthopaedics · 2019Article
- [Predictors for persistent pain and dissatisfaction after total knee arthroplasty].Schmerz (Berlin, Germany) · 2019Review
- Chronic pain after total knee arthroplasty.EFORT open reviews · 2018Article
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Abstract
objectiveApproximately 20% of patients experience chronic pain after total knee replacement (TKR), yet there is no consensus about how best to assess such pain. This systematic review aimed to identify measures used to characterize chronic pain after TKR.Methods. MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, Cochrane Library, and CINAHL databases were searched for research articles published in all languages from January 2002 to November 2011. Articles were eligible for inclusion if they assessed knee pain at a minimum of 3 months after TKR, yielding a total of 1,164 articles. The data extracted included the study design,country, timings of assessments, and outcome measures containing pain items. The outcome measures were compared with domains recommended by the Initiative on Methods, Measurement, and Pain Assessment in Clinical Trials(IMMPACT) for inclusion in the assessment of chronic pain–related outcomes within clinical trials. Temporal trends were also explored.
resultsThe review found use of a wide variety of composite and single-item measures, with the American Knee Society Score the most common. Many measures used in published studies did not capture the multidimensional nature of pain recommended by the IMMPACT; of those commonly used, the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index and Oxford Knee Score were the most comprehensive. Geographic trends were evident, with nation-specific preferences for particular measures. A recent reduction in the use of some clinically administered tools was accompanied by an increased use of patient-reported outcome measures.
conclusionThere was wide variation in the methods of pain assessment alongside nation-specific preferences and changing temporal trends in pain assessment after TKR. Standardization and improvements in assessment are needed to enhance the quality of research and facilitate the establishment of a core outcome set.
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