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From: Psychosocial predictors for outcome after total joint arthroplasty: a prospective comparison of hip and knee arthroplasty

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Changes in THA and TKA patients over 12 weeks and comparisons with healthy reference groups. a THA and TKA patients show improvements on all WOMAC subscales. b THA and TKA patients show improvements on the WOMAC total score. c Mental HRQoL (MCS) showed an overall improvement in TKA but not in THA patients. Physical HRQoL (PCS) improved in both groups. d THA and TKA patients improved on all three BSI scales. BSI=Brief Symptom Inventory, GSI = global severity index, HRQoL = Health-related quality of life, MCS = mental component summary, PCS = physical component summary, SF-36 = Short Form-36 Health Survey, THA = total hip arthroplasty, TKA = total knee arthroplasty, WOMAC=Western Ontario and Mac Master Universities Osteoarthritis Index, norm: healthy reference group. t0: 1 day pre surgery, t1: 6 weeks post surgery, t2: 12 weeks post surgery, THA vs. norm: p ≤ .008, p ≤ .001. TKA vs. norm: p ≤ .008, p ≤ .001

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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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