Open AccessA sleep disturbance after total knee arthroplasty
Author(s) -
Rebar M. Noori Fatah,
Binar Burhan Abdulrahman
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_595_19
Subject(s) - medicine , pittsburgh sleep quality index , sleep disorder , osteoarthritis , body mass index , quality of life (healthcare) , physical therapy , visual analogue scale , cohort , prospective cohort study , arthroplasty , gait disturbance , sleep (system call) , cohort study , sleep quality , surgery , physical medicine and rehabilitation , insomnia , alternative medicine , nursing , pathology , psychiatry , computer science , operating system
Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is common arthritis in elderly. Total knee arthroplasty; (TKA) is effective to restore mobility and improve quality of life in patients with OA. One of TKA complications is sleep disturbance.