SUN Zhenhui 1 , LIU Jun 1 , WANG Pei 2
  • 1Department of Orthopaedics, Tianjin People’s Hospital, Tianjin, 300121, P.R.China;;
  • 2Department of Orthopaedics, General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University.;
Total knee arthroplasty; Pain; Diagnosis; Treatment; Research development
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Objective To analyze the causes of pain after total knee arthroplasty (TKA), and to review its diagnosis and treatment methods. Methods Domestic and abroad l iterature concerning pain after TKA was extensively reviewed and thoroughly analyzed. Results Pain after TKA was divided into intra-articular and extra-articular factors, systematic assessment, appropriate imaging, and laboratory tests were useful to confirm the diagnosis; targeted surgery could effectively rel ieve the pain. Conclusion The causes of pain after TKA are complex and diverse, the first step is to exclude intraarticular infection, for patients having a clear cause the appropriate surgery is effective. Otherwise revision should be carried out
cautiously under condition of unexplained pain and conservative treatment can rel ieve pain to some degree.

Citation： SUN Zhenhui,LIU Jun,WANG Pei. RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT OF DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF PAIN AFTER TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY. Chinese Journal of Reparative and Reconstructive Surgery, 2010, 24(6): 708-713. doi: Copy