Fatemeh Najafi, Hooman Shahsavari, Seyed Mohammad Javad Mortazavi, Sajjad Khodayari, Molouk Jaafarpour, Zahra Zare
OBJECTIVE: Identifying factors affecting decision-making for knee arthroplasty in patients with knee osteoarthritis is critically important for pain relief, improving in knee function and reaching an optimal outcome. When decision-making is hurried or delayed, surgery may not occur in time, which complicates the surgery and increases its complications. This study was conducted to investigate the factors influencing decision-making for knee arthroplasty. METHODS: This study is a qualitative study and inductive content analysis method...
March 21, 2023: International Journal of Orthopaedic and Trauma Nursing