Characteristics Associated with Increased Pain and Low Functional Recovery Three- Five Years Following Total Knee Arthroplasty

• Author / Creator

  Mollins, Juliana E

• The incidence of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in Canada is steadily escalating; however, some recipients do not experience optimal outcomes.
  The objective of this study was to identify patient demographics associated with inferior pain and functional outcomes at 3-5years post-TKA. A secondary objective was to identify changes in physical activity between pre-operative and 3-5 year post-TKA reports.
  This was a secondary analysis of prospectively collected data of 743 TKA recipients. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed for 3-5 year pain and functional outcomes on the Western Ontario McMaster Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC).
  
  Baseline variables significantly associated (p < 0.05) with 3-5 year WOMAC pain and function scores in the multivariate models were: age, BMI, back pain, WOMAC domain score, and SF-36 MH score. Daily activity and weekly walking levels tended to decrease after TKA.
  Both pain and function models had low ability to predict outcomes, and sedentary activity increased post-TKA.

• Subjects / Keywords

  • WOMAC
  • Outcomes
  • Knee
  • Arthroplasty

• Graduation date

  Fall 2012

• Type of Item

  Thesis

• Degree

  Master of Science

• DOI

  https://doi.org/10.7939/R3C61Q

• License

  This thesis is made available by the University of Alberta Libraries with permission of the copyright owner solely for non-commercial purposes. This thesis, or any portion thereof, may not otherwise be copied or reproduced without the written consent of the copyright owner, except to the extent permitted by Canadian copyright law.