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Progression of health‐related quality of life of patients waiting for total knee arthroplasty
Author(s) -
Ho Ki Wai,
Pong Gerald,
Poon Wai Chin,
Chung Kwong Yin,
Kwok YanYan,
Chiu Kwok Hing
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of evaluation in clinical practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.737
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1365-2753
pISSN - 1356-1294
DOI - 10.1111/jep.13388
Subject(s) - medicine , womac , osteoarthritis , quality of life (healthcare) , physical therapy , orthopedic surgery , waiting list , total knee arthroplasty , arthroplasty , gold standard (test) , stage (stratigraphy) , surgery , alternative medicine , paleontology , nursing , pathology , transplantation , biology
Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) remains the surgical gold standard treatment for patients suffering from end-stage osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee. However, due to the high demand and scarce medical resources, the waiting time for surgery is astoundingly lengthy. Controversies are shown in numerous studies, on whether physical functionality and mental status decline or remain stable over the waiting period. This study aims to evaluate the progression in patients suffering from end-stage OA while on the waiting list for TKA.