Aim. People awaiting surgery for bone and joint infection may be recommended to stop smoking to improve anaesthetic and surgical outcomes. However, restricting curative surgical treatment to non-smokers on the basis of potentially worse surgical outcomes is not validated for functional outcomes or
Aim. We aimed to evaluate the impact of knee periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) by assessing the patients’ long-term
Acute Haematogenous Osteomyelitis (AHO) remains a cause of severe illness among children with the possibility of long-term consequences for growth and development. Previous research on sequelae from AHO rarely considers outcomes more than two years following treatment. This study aims to establish the
Introduction. The purpose of this research is to compare the
Aim. Patient
Aim. This study assessed
We aimed to determine
The pain of arthritic disorders occurs in a social and environmental context. Thus, the pain of arthritis not only can affect the patient, but also the spouse. Numerous investigations have shown that the spouses of individuals with persistent pain report lower levels of marital satisfaction, higher rates of depression and lower
Aims. It is well described that patients with bone and joint infections (BJIs) commonly experience significant functional impairment and disability. Published literature is lacking on the impact of BJIs on mental health. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess health-related
Introduction. This study assesses self-reported
Introduction. There are currently no
Aim. To investigate the impact of waiting for surgical treatment for bone and joint infection (BJI) on patient self-reported
Aim. This study was conducted to investigate the clinical outcome, functional outcome, and
The Banff Patellofemoral Instability Instrument 2.0 (BPII 2.0) is a patient-reported disease-specific
Aim. To investigate self-reported
Aim. To assess whether recurrence of PJI and osteomyelitis impacts patient-reported
BACKGROUND:. Few studies have evaluated at a medium-term follow-up the use of semiconstrained reverse shoulder arthroplasty (RSA) for primary glenohumeral osteoarthritis, massive rotator cuff tear, or cuff tear arthropathy excluding any other shoulder disease. Moreover, data on patients'
Aim. By gaining insight into the
Approximately 20% of patients feel unsatisfied 12 months after primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Current predictive tools for TKA focus on the clinician as the intended user rather than the patient. The aim of this study is to develop a tool that can be used by patients without clinician assistance, to predict health-related
The aim of an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction is to regain functional stability of the knee following ACL injury, ideally allowing patients to return to their pre-injury level of activity. The purpose of this study was to assess clinical, functional and patient-reported outcomes following primary ACL reconstruction with hamstring autograft. A prospective case-series design (n=1610) was used to gather data on post-operative ACL graft laxity, functional testing performance and scores on the ACL