Editorial Commentary: Mental Health and Tobacco Use Influence Functional Outcomes-Quod erat demonstrandum, or Not?!?

Sven Ostermeier; Christian H Siebert

doi:10.1016/j.arthro.2019.08.002

Editorial Commentary: Mental Health and Tobacco Use Influence Functional Outcomes-Quod erat demonstrandum, or Not?!?

Arthroscopy. 2019 Dec;35(12):3302-3303. doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2019.08.002.

Authors

Sven Ostermeier, Christian H Siebert

PMID: 31785762
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2019.08.002

Abstract

Why does one patient achieve better results than another with nonoperative orthopaedic treatment? Aside from the specific underlying pathology of knee pain, there are demographic factors, including mental health, body mass index, tobacco use, and pain perception, that influence the clinical results and should be considered as part of the equation.

Publication types

Editorial
Comment

MeSH terms

Body Mass Index
Humans
Mental Health*
Pain*
Tobacco Use