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    Expectations of general practitioners for patients undergoing elective total knee arthroplasty

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    Authors
    Nugent, M
    Carmody, O
    Kenny, PJ
    Issue Date
    2015-09
    Keywords
    ARTHROPLASTY
    SURGERY, ORTHOPAEDIC
    
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    Irish Medical Journal
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    http://hdl.handle.net/10147/578173
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    Most patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in Ireland are referred to orthopaedic services by their general practitioners (GPs). We aimed to evaluate Irish GPs’ expectations for their patients’ perioperative experience and post-operative return to function. A questionnaire was mailed to 350 GPs in all provinces. This included questions relating to GPs’ expectations for their patients and their knowledge and sources of information on TKA. 111 completed questionnaires were returned (response rate 31.7%). Overall expectations for functional and psychological outcomes were high, especially regarding pain relief (108 (97.3%)) expected relief from most or all pre-operative pain), mobility (108 (97.3%)) expected patients to walk medium or long distances) and psychological wellbeing (95 (85.5%) considered this somewhat or very important). Only 22 (20.2%) reported receiving any relevant information or training within the previous year. Overall expectations for functional outcomes were high, however greater communication between surgeons and GPs may improve GP information.
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