Total Knee Replacement: A Case Study

Introduction
The area of interest will focus on the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) approach to pain management after total knee replacement (TKR), factors involving patients views and why patient’s perspectives are important to researchers in evaluating the data and improving patient outcomes.
Total knee replacement is an effective intervention that relieves chronic pain and helps to restore mobility often caused by osteoarthritis (OA). (Wylde et al, 2007) according to Arthritis UK (2016), OA is a painful condition which damages the joints, restricting mobility. Statistics show that over 70,000 TKR were performed in the NHS between 2003-2015 and believed to be one of the most common surgical procedures. National joint registry (NJR), (2014).
The National Health service (NHS) is a large organisation worldwide and is looked at as one of the best for providing valued health care, it was founded in 1948 as part of their development in improving patient care, the NHS introduced patient surveys and these were
This is why PROMs play an important role in national and international academic and clinical research; Access to the patients’ perspective through the use of PROMs can have an impact on a range of aspects related to the delivery of effective health care also by identifying issues patients may face living with an illness; having this knowledge has a great impact on treatment decisions and adherence and helps provide a better understanding of patient outcomes