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01-01-2013 | Review Article

Assessment and management of chronic pain in patients with stable total hip arthroplasty

Authors: Tim Classen, Daniela Zaps, Stefan Landgraeber, Xinning Li, Marcus Jäger

Published in: International Orthopaedics | Issue 1/2013

Abstract

Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is one of the most successful operations that can restore function and relieve pain. Although a majority of the patients achieve significant pain relief after THA, there are a number of patients that develop chronic pain for unknown reasons. A literature search was performed looking for chronic pain after total hip arthroplasty and stable THA. Major causes of chronic pain include aseptic loosening or infection. However, there is a subset of patients with a stable THA that present with chronic pain which can have several aetiologies. These include soft tissue, bony, neurological, vascular and psychological causes. Essential for successful treatment is the ability to make the correct diagnosis. Thus therapy may be either non-operative or operative. In addition, diagnosis and management often may require multidisciplinary approaches to successfully alleviate chronic pain in these patients with a stable prosthesis.

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Title: Assessment and management of chronic pain in patients with stable total hip arthroplasty
Authors: Tim Classen
Daniela Zaps
Stefan Landgraeber
Xinning Li
Marcus Jäger
Publication date: 01-01-2013
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: International Orthopaedics / Issue 1/2013
Print ISSN: 0341-2695
Electronic ISSN: 1432-5195
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00264-012-1711-6

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