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Pre-Operative Status and Quality of Life Following Total Joint Replacement in a Developing Country: A Prospective Pilot Study
| العنوان: | Pre-Operative Status and Quality of Life Following Total Joint Replacement in a Developing Country: A Prospective Pilot Study |
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| المؤلفون: | Niu, Nina, Collins, Jamie E, Thornhill, Thomas Stone, Alcantara Abreu, Luis, Ghazinouri, Roya, Okike, Kanu, Katz, Jeffrey Neil |
| بيانات النشر: | Bentham Science Publishers Ltd. |
| سنة النشر: | 2011 |
| المجموعة: | Harvard University: DASH - Digital Access to Scholarship at Harvard |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | arthritis, total joint replacement, global health, quality-of-life |
| الوصف: | Background: An increasing number of medical relief organizations have launched programs to perform total joint replacements in the developing world. There is a paucity of data on the clinical outcomes of these procedures. We documented pre- and post-operative pain and functional status in a group of low income Dominicans who underwent total hip or knee replacement performed by an American relief organization. Methods: In March 2009 and 2010, we surveyed patients participating in Operation Walk Boston, a medical relief organization that provides total joint replacements to patients in the Dominican Republic. Questionnaires included the Western Ontario and McMaster University Osteoarthritis (WOMAC) Index scales and the Short-Form 36 (SF-36) scales for physical activity and mental health. Scores were transformed to a 0 - 100 point scale (100 is best). Results: 81 individuals (mean age 61 years, 60% female) completed the pre-operative questionnaires. Twenty eight of the 35 who completed preoperative forms in 2009 also completed follow up forms in 2010 (follow-up rate 80%). Patients reported poor pre-operative WOMAC function (mean = 33.6, sd = 22.0) and WOMAC pain (mean = 38.4, sd = 22.9) scores preoperatively. Mean post-operative WOMAC pain and function scores were 86.4 (sd = 13.1) and 88.1 (sd = 11.4) respectively. Improvement in pain and function was similar for patients undergoing hip (n=11) and knee (n=17) replacements. Conclusion: Total joint replacement was effective in relieving pain and restoring function in this program. These results are useful for comparison to outcomes in developed countries and for establishing benchmarks for future programs. ; Version of Record |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article in journal/newspaper |
| وصف الملف: | application/pdf |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 1874-3250 |
| العلاقة: | The Open Orthopaedics Journal; Niu NN, Collins JE, Thornhill TS, Abreu AL, Ghazinouri R, Okike K, Katz JN. 2011. Pre-operative status and quality of life following total joint replacement in a developing country: a prospective pilot study. Open Orthop J. 5: 307-14.; https://nrs.harvard.edu/URN-3:HUL.INSTREPOS:37372971Test |
| DOI: | 10.2174/1874325001105010307 |
| الإتاحة: | https://doi.org/10.2174/1874325001105010307Test https://nrs.harvard.edu/URN-3:HUL.INSTREPOS:37372971Test |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsbas.7509BCEF |
| قاعدة البيانات: | BASE |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 18743250 |
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| DOI: | 10.2174/1874325001105010307 |