Pain after total hip arthroplasty: a psychiatric point of view

• Published in: International orthopaedics Vol. 33; no. 1; pp. 65 - 69
• Main Authors: Pacault-Legendre, V., Anract, P., Mathieu, M., Courpied, J. P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer-Verlag 01.02.2009
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip - adverse effects; Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip - psychology; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Health Surveys; Hip Joint - surgery; Humans; Incidence; Interview, Psychological; Male; Mass Screening; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Mental Disorders; Middle Aged; Original Paper; Orthopedics; Pain, Postoperative - epidemiology; Pain, Postoperative - psychology; Prospective Studies; Risk Factors; Aseptic Loosening; Psychiatric Examination; Psychiatric Condition; Revision Arthroplasty; Bursitis

After total hip arthroplasty (THA), many studies report that a small percentage of patients mention painful symptoms, whose origin remains more or less obscure. We investigated 1,000 patients who had undergone a THA at least one year before their inclusion in the survey protocol. Among these 1,000 p...