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Randomized Trials to Modify Patients’ Preoperative Expectations of Hip and Knee Arthroplasties

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Patients have multiple expectations of THA and TKA. We asked whether preoperative educational classes addressing recovery during the first year could modify patients’ expectations of their 12-month postoperative recovery. Participants were enrolled consecutively in two randomized, controlled trials, one for THA (177 patients) and one for TKA (143 patients). Control patients preoperatively received a standard THA or TKA class addressing recovery immediately after surgery. Intervention patients preoperatively received the standard class plus a joint-specific module addressing recovery during the first 12 months. Before and after the class, patients completed either a hip-specific or knee-specific validated expectations survey. The main outcome was the within-patient change in expectation scores (maximum increase, +100; maximum decrease, −100) before and after the class but preoperatively. Mean changes in hip scores were +3.3 ± 8 for intervention patients (range, −22–+32) and +4.9 ± 8 for control patients (range, −13–+29). Mean changes in knee scores were −3.4 ± 10 for intervention patients (range, −26–+33) and +2.4 ± 10 for control patients (range, −30–+30). Patients’ preoperative expectations of their recovery from THA or TKA can be modified by preoperative educational classes.

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Acknowledgments

We thank Steven B. Haas, MD, Russell E. Windsor, MD, Lobel Lurie, RN, and Jeanmarie Ginty-Zusi, RN, for their participation.

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  1. Department of Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery, 535 East 70th Street, New York, NY, 10021, USA

    Carol A. Mancuso MD

  2. Department of Nursing, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, USA

    Suzanne Graziano RN & Lisa M. Briskie RN

  3. Research Division, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, USA

    Margaret G. E. Peterson PhD

  4. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, USA

    Paul M. Pellicci MD, Eduardo A. Salvati MD & Thomas P. Sculco MD

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Correspondence to Carol A. Mancuso MD.

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One or more of the authors (CAM) have received funding from the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, and the Center for Aging Research and Clinical Care, Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University through NIA AG00853.

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Mancuso, C.A., Graziano, S., Briskie, L.M. et al. Randomized Trials to Modify Patients’ Preoperative Expectations of Hip and Knee Arthroplasties. Clin Orthop Relat Res 466, 424–431 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11999-007-0052-z

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