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The effect of co-morbidities on health-related quality of life in patients placed on the waiting list for total joint replacement

Ulla Tuominen*, Marja Blom, Johanna Hirvonen, Seppo Seitsalo, Matti Lehto, Pekka Paavolainen, Kalevi Hietanieni, Pekka Rissanen and Harri Sintonen

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2007, 5:16 doi:10.1186/1477-7525-5-16

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Waiting for total knee replacement surgery: factors associated with pain, stiffness, function and quality of life

François Desmeules, Clermont E Dionne, Étienne Belzile, Renée Bourbonnais, Pierre Frémont BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2009, 10:52 (20 May 2009)

Patients with a high body mass index and bilateral knee pain have the poorest quality of life while waiting for knee replacement surgery, such characteristics could be used to identify those who might benefit from pre-surgery rehabilitation.

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Comorbidity, limitations in activities and pain in patients with osteoarthritis of the hip or knee

Gabriella M van Dijk, Cindy Veenhof, Francois Schellevis, Harry Hulsmans, Jan PJ Bakker, Henk Arwert, Jos HM Dekker, Guus J Lankhorst, Joost Dekker BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2008, 9:95 (26 June 2008)

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"Concordance between comorbidity data from patient self-report interviews and medical record documentation"

William Corser, Alla Sikorskii, Ade Olomu, Manfred Stommel, Camille Proden, Margaret Holmes-Rovner BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8:85 (16 April 2008)