FUNCTIONALITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN ELDERLY PEOPLE SUBMITTED TO TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY

• Main Authors: Leonel Preto (Author), Claúdia Pinto (Author), André Novo (Author), Eugénia Mendes (Author), Ilda Barreira (Author), Fidel Lopez-Espuela (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Associação Portuguesa dos Enfermeiros de Reabilitação, 2019-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: To evaluate perception of knee functionality and health-related quality of life (HRQL) in elderly patients submitted to total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Methods: 40 patients were studied at two moments of evaluation: in the preoperative period and eight weeks after surgery. HRQL was assesse...