Prevalence and factor associated with depressive symptoms in patients with osteoarthritis: A cross-sectional study.

Objective: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a prevalent degenerative joint condition. Among OA patients, depressive symptoms are the most frequent psychiatric disorder, negatively impacting both prognosis and quality of life. This study analyzed the independent factors associated with the development of depressive symptoms in patients with OA and constructed a nomogram to assess the risk of developing depressive symptoms.

Establishment and validation of a nomogram predicting the risk of deep vein thrombosis before total knee arthroplasty.

Purpose: This study aimed to analyze the independent risk factors contributing to preoperative DVT in TKA and constructed a predictive nomogram to accurately evaluate its occurrence based on these factors.

Methods: The study encompassed 496 patients who underwent total knee arthroplasty at our hospital between June 2022 and June 2023. The dataset was randomly divided into a training set (n = 348) and a validation set (n = 148) in a 7:3 ratio.