Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Total knee arthroplasty appears to be particularly advantageous for patients with significant knee joint disorders such as osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and post-traumatic arthritis. Objective: To investigate the prevalence of post-surgical pain after total knee replacement and its impact on quality of life. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at The University of Lahore Teaching Hospital during the period of 5th April, 2023 to 5th January, 2024 on 185 participants using a non-probability convenience sampling technique. It included both male and female patients between age of 50 to 80 years, undergoing TKR following diagnosis of osteoarthritis only, and patients who had undergone a TKR operation at least six months previously. A numeric pain rating scale was used for data collection. Data were analyzed using IBM SPSS version 25.0. Results: The participants' average age was 62.94 ± 6.33 years. 79 (42.7%) participants reported light pain, 82 (44.3%) reported moderate pain, and 24 (14.0%) reported severe pain. The mean and standard deviation of pain is 4.62 ± 2.08 and quality of life is 61.05 ± 15.16. The results showed a moderately negative correlation (r = -0.482, p=0.000) between pain and quality of life, demonstrating that there is a substantial decrease in quality of life with increasing pain levels. Conclusions: This study demonstrates that a significant percentage of individuals following total knee replacement have moderate to severe post-surgical pain. The findings indicate a clear relationship between higher pain levels and a decrease in quality of life.
Authors: Abdul Hannan, Hafiz Muhammad Wasif, Muhammad Ali, Muhammad Kashaf Naseer, Waqas Ali, Yasir Mustafa
Language: English
Subfield: Surgery
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4405924865