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1Department of Orthopaedics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 3147 Bioinformatics Bldg, CB #7055, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA. Daniel_delgaizo@med.unc.edu
Abstract:
Patients with advanced degenerative joint disease of the hip or knee often experience chronic pain that can be effectively treated with joint replacement surgery. Joint replacement surgery remains beneficial even if patients have concurrent extrinsic pain or they are taking narcotics long term, although these groups are at higher risk for persistent pain and for dissatisfaction with their surgical results.
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