Rheumatoid arthritis patients have low expectations after knee replacement surgery

Monday, November 7, 2011 - 05:30 in Health & Medicine

Compared with osteoarthritis patients, individuals with rheumatoid arthritis who undergo total knee replacement surgery have lower expectations about their post-surgical outcomes, according to a new study. These reduced expectations, which may be unnecessary, could cause some patients to slack on their post-surgical rehabilitation leading to worse outcomes, say doctors.

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