ArticleKnee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA2020
The negative impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on pain and physical function in patients with end-stage hip or knee osteoarthritis.
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- Changes in physical activity and sedentary behaviours from before to during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown: a systematic review.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2021Pooled it
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- Living with osteoarthritis pain during COVID-19: perspectives of Black and White Canadians.Clinical rheumatology · 2025Article
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- Managing an epidemic within a pandemic: orthopedic opioid prescribing trends during COVID-19.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2024Article
- Having chronic back pain did not impact COVID-19 outcome in a low-income population - a retrospective observational study.Advances in rheumatology (London, England) · 2024Observational
- Challenges with patient management of osteoarthritis during the COVID-19 pandemic: review.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2023Article
- Relationships between Physical Activity and Selected Chronic Diseases among Functionally Independent Long-Term Care Residents during the Post-Lockdown Period in Croatia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Observational
- Has the COVID 19 Pandemic Impacted the Management of Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain?Current rheumatology reports · 2023Review
- Changes to consultations and diagnosis of osteoarthritis in primary care during the COVID-19 pandemic.Osteoarthritis and cartilage · 2023Article
- Bibliometric Analysis of Publications in Clinical Trials on Knee Osteoarthritis Between 2001 and 2022.Journal of pain research · 2023Article
- No time to waste; the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hip, knee, and shoulder arthroplasty surgeries in the Netherlands and Denmark.Bone & joint open · 2022Article
- Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Physical Activity, Pain, Mood, and Sleep in Adults with Knee Osteoarthritis.Journal for the measurement of physical behaviour · 2022Article
- Preoperative patients' health decrease moderately, while hospital costs increase for hip and knee replacement due to the first COVID-19 lockdown in Germany.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2022Article
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Abstract
purposeThe purpose of this study was to evaluate pain, functional impairment, mental health, and daily activity in patients with end-stage hip and knee osteoarthritis (OA) during the COVID-19 lockdown.
methodsThe study included 63 patients, with hip or knee OA, who had been scheduled for arthroplasty that was postponed because of COVID-19. Patients were evaluated by telephone interviews during the first week after lockdown, in the fourth week, and again at the end of the lockdown. Patients rated their pain level on the basis of a visual analog scale (VAS) and completed WOMAC, SF-12 and Tegner activity scale (TAS) questionnaires.
resultsVAS and WOMAC scores increased significantly during lockdown, while physical activity significantly decreased. At the final evaluation, VAS and WOMAC showed a significant negative correlation with TAS. The SF-12 subscale scores showed a significant decrease of the physical component during the lockdown, while the mental component remained largely unchanged. Patients with knee OA showed a faster progress of pain compared to those with hip OA. 50 patients (79%) stated they wished to have arthroplasty as soon as possible.
conclusionThe COVID-19 lockdown had a significant impact on pain, joint function, physical function, and physical activity in patients with end-stage hip and knee OA. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: II (Prospective cohort study).
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