Patients’ experiences during the first 12 weeks after discharge in fast-track hip and knee arthroplasty – a qualitative study

Due to the shortened length of stay in fast-track total hip and knee arthroplasty, patients must at a very early stage following surgery take responsibility for their postoperative care and treatment. It is important to establish if this treatment modality of fast-track is not only cost-effective, but meets patients' expectations and needs.To explore the lived experience of patients in fast-track total hip and knee arthroplasty during the first...