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The Role Of Psychosocial Factors On Pre And Postoperative Pain In Patients With Femoral Acetabular Impingement, Kate N. Jochimsen
The Role Of Psychosocial Factors On Pre And Postoperative Pain In Patients With Femoral Acetabular Impingement, Kate N. Jochimsen
Theses and Dissertations--Rehabilitation Sciences
Femoral acetabular impingement (FAI) is a bony hip condition that often results in tears to the acetabular labrum. Patients with FAI experience pain, decreased function, and quality of life. FAI and its’ sequela are treated definitively with hip arthroscopy. Hip arthroscopy is being performed with increasing frequency, and while most patients respond favorably, a subset of 10-20% of patients have suboptimal outcomes.
Previous research suggests that mental status may be a primary driver in the way patients with FAI respond to and feel pain. Measures of mental status include the presence of mood disorders and psychosocial patient reported outcomes (PROs). …