This study aimed to examine how physical activity and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) evolved over the first year after total knee replacement (TKR) for patients with and without post-operative chronic knee pain. 83 adults participating in the PEP-TALK, a RCT testing the effectiveness of a behaviour change physiotherapy intervention versus usual rehabilitation post-primary TKR, were analysed. UCLA Activity Score and EQ-5D-5L values for participants with and without chronic knee pain (14 points or lower in the Oxford Knee Score Pain Subscale at six months post-TKR) were compared at six and 12 months post-TKR. We evaluated recovery trajectory those with or without chronic pain at these time points.Abstract
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