Abstract:Background: A patient’s healthcare experience can be modulated by their understanding of their pre-operative disability along with their overall coping strategy. It is hypothesized that patient’s catastrophization and expectation on what they deem to be a successful surgery can affect their outcome. Methods: This current study prospectively assessed a consecutive cohort of patients undergoing foot and ankle reconstruction to describe the relationship between Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS) and patient-reporte… Show more
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