Post-Total Knee Arthroplasty Pain
Conditions
Interventions
1:This study is an observational study with a self-controlled design, using traditional Chinese medicine as the natural treatment process without any special intervention.
Sponsors
Department of Orthopedics III (Main Campus), Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
50 Years to 100 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Patients who have undergone knee arthroplasty (UKA or TKA); 2) Patients capable of collecting complete perioperative health data, including preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative relevant data; 3) Patients with clear traditional Chinese medicine syndrome differentiation information, who follow the standard treatment plan after surgery to use an agreed formula for anti-inflammatory and analgesic treatment, with traceable and clear medication usage information; 4) Follow-up time is at least 1 month or longer.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients who experience major complications during the surgery or whose surgeries are terminated due to health conditions; 2) Patients who do not use the agreed anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs according to the study protocol, or patients whose treatment plans change; 3) Patients diagnosed with rheumatic immune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, ankylosing spondylitis, scleroderma, etc., during follow-up, or those whose pain perception is affected by neurological diseases; 4) Patients who cannot complete follow-up due to physical condition, long-term hospitalization, etc.;
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Analgesic usage within 72 hours postoperatively;VAS (Visual Analogue Scale) scores at 24/72/120 hours postoperatively;Inflammatory markers CRP (C-reactive protein) and ESR (erythrocyte sedimentation rate) were measured at 24 hours, 72 hours, and 120 hours postoperatively; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Knee Society Score(KSS);Chronic pain incidence rates at 3 months, 6 months, and 1 year after surgery;overall postoperative complication rates during the 6-month follow-up period; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactNiu Wei,Guo Xinrui
Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine (The Second Clinical Medical College of GZUCM)
Outcome results
None listed