Social determinants associated to chronic pain after total knee arthroplasty.

Aim Of The Study: Analyze the association between social health determinants (SHD) and chronic post-surgical pain (CPSP) after total knee arthroplasty (TKA).

Method: A cross-sectional study was performed in 58 TKA patients. The subjects were classified in two groups: with (n = 22) or without (n = 36) CPSP.

Successful initial experience with a novel outpatient total hip arthroplasty program in a public health system in Chile.

Purpose: The aim of the present study was to assess the first experience with outpatient total hip arthroplasty (THA) in a public health environment in Chile.

Methods: Prospective series of the first 69 patients/72 hips. Surgery was performed in a public university-affiliated hospital.