AB0185 INVESTIGATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PATIENTS WITH ARTHROPLASTY AND PATIENTS WITHOUT ARTHROPLASTY FOR LOWER EXTREMITY OSTEOARTHRITIS IN TERMS OF PAIN COPING STRATEGIES, FUNCTIONAL STATUS AND QUALITY OF LIFE.

Abstract

BackgroundOsteoarthritis (OA) is the most common joint disease worldwide and a major source of pain, disability, and socioeconomic cost [1]. Most of the pain or functional disability induced by these...