Aug 31, 2016

Total joint arthroplasty surgery (TJA) is considered to be an effective intervention to improve function and reduce pain in conditions such as end-stage knee osteoarthritis. Written by Kristian Kjaer Petersen, PhD, and Lars Arendt-Nielsen, Dr Med Sci, PhD, of Aalborg University in Denmark, this issue of Pain: Clinical Updates is a scientific update that reviews recent evidence on pre-, peri-, and postoperative risk factors for the development of chronic postoperative pain following TJA, focusing on total knee and hip replacement.

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