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The content and relative importance of information that patients undergoing TKA or THA need is unclear.
We assembled an initial list of questions that might be important to patients having joint replacement surgery through informal discussions between the lead author and 2 patients scheduled to have THA, 2 patients scheduled to have TKA, 2 health care researchers, and 2 orthopaedic surgeons.
The following 4 questions were rated as most important with a median score of 5 by TKA and THA patients at both sites: Will the surgery affect my abilities to care for myself?
The list produced by these individuals was augmented by analyzing the results of a computerized literature search (MEDLINE) for 1989-2001 using the following terms: "patient information, information needs, TKA, THA."
For example, one study found that pain immediately after surgery, length of recovery, ability to walk, and ability to return to recreational activities were the 4 most important concerns of patients undergoing THA or TKA.
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