Abstract
Objectives
Evaluation of the degree of satisfaction and functional outcome in the postoperative period was correlated with the incidence of depression in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty.
Methods
Prospective study applying questionnaires to patients undergoing TKA before, 2, and 6 months after surgery.
Results
49 patients were included in the study. WOMAC and VAS values were not different between patients diagnosed with depression or without a diagnosis in preoperative assessments. In the 6th postoperative month, the VAS value was 4.42 in the group with Depression and 2.33 in the group without Depression (p= 0.016). Regarding the WOMAC questionnaires, 2 months after surgery, the average for the Depression group was 34.4; and for patients without Depression, 35.2 (p= 0.887). After 6 months, 29.1 in the first group and 21.8 in patients without the Disorder (p= 0.182).
Conclusion
We observed less pain control in patients with Depression only 6 months after surgery. We found no significant differences regarding knee function after surgery between groups.