The burden of pain is unequal across racial and ethnic groups. In addition to racial and
ethnic differences in the experience of pain, there are racial and ethnic disparities in the …

Patients' expectations in the context of medical treatment represent a growing area of
research, with accumulating evidence suggesting their influence on health outcomes across …

Despite substantial advances in primary TKA, numerous studies using historic TKA implants
suggest only 82% to 89% of primary TKA patients are satisfied. We reexamined this issue to …

Objective The impact of increasing utilization of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) on lifetime
costs in persons with knee osteoarthritis (OA) is understudied. Methods We used the …

Up to 20% of patients are not satisfied with the outcome following total knee replacement
(TKR). This study investigated the pre-and post-operative predictors of dissatisfaction in a …

Background: Total hip and total knee arthroplasties are well accepted as reliable and
suitable surgical procedures to return patients to function. Health-related quality-of-life …

Understanding and measuring patient expectations of health care is central to improving
patient satisfaction and delivering patient-centered care. However, most empiric research in …

Prior studies suggest manual therapy (MT) as effective in the treatment of musculoskeletal
pain; however, the mechanisms through which MT exerts its effects are not established. In …

Background: Total knee replacement is a highly successful and frequently performed
operation. Technical outcomes of surgery are excellent, with favorable early postoperative …

OBJECTIVES: Recently, numerous studies have reported that psychological factors can
influence the outcome of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and total hip arthroplasty (THA) …