The goal of this research is to fill the knowledge gap relating to why up to 20 percent of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) patients are dissatisfied with their clinical outcomes and to answer the research question: What are the drivers of variation in the patient experience with primary (ie. not revision) TKA?
Purpose: Among patients with a diagnosis of osteoarthritis and who are undergoing total knee arthroplasty: 1. To identify variations in the patient experience with primary knee replacement surgery by measuring clinical outcomes, health status, and patient satisfaction; and 2. To explore the factors contributing to good/poor clinical and patient outcomes, such as surgical factors, health system factors, socioeconomic demographic factors and psychological factors.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
515
Burnaby Hospital
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Kelowna General Hospital
Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
University Hospital of Northern British Columbia
Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
Richmond Hospital
Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
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Vancouver General Hospital
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
University of British Columbia Hospital
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
VIHA Joint Replacement Clinic
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