In prosthetic knee surgery, there is a certain number of patients with post-operative nocturnal pain. The purpose of our study is to determine the impact of this problem and to better understand its risk factors.
In prosthetic knee surgery, there is a certain number of patients with post-operative nocturnal pain. The purpose of our study is to determine the impact of this problem and to better understand its risk factors. This is a poorly studied issue and the study could better detect, evaluate and treat painful patients after knee replacement surgery.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
250
Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc
Brussels, Belgium
RECRUITINGnocturnal pain
response to question (yes-no) "Does the pain in the operated knee wake you up at night or prevent you from sleeping?"
Time frame: from day 1 of surgery until 1 year post surgery
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