The Impact of Personality Traits on the Outcome of Total Knee Arthroplasty

Ten to twenty percent of patients with total knee arthroplasty (TKA) are dissatisfied with their clinical outcome. Aim of this study was to investigate the impact of personality traits on the subjective outcome of TKA. We investigated 80 patients with 86 computer navigated TKAs. We asked for patient...

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Main Authors: A. Giurea, G. Fraberger, P. Kolbitsch, R. Lass, E. Schneider, B. Kubista, R. Windhager
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/5282160