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Table 5 Psychological factors causing joint awareness

From: What makes patients aware of their artificial knee joint?

Category

No. patients

% patients

No. comments

Psychological impact (total)

9

22.5

23

 Being insecure

6

15.0

10

 Knowing to have artificial joint

2

5.0

2

 Different from the past

1

2.5

2

 Lack of pain

1

2.5

1

 Fear

3

7.5

9

  Fear of revision

2

5.0

3

  Fear of infection or inflammation

2

5.0

4

  Fear of pain

1

2.5

2