Interest has grown in using the requirement of total joint replacement (TJR) as a "hard" outcome measure. Limitations exist, however, in the use of such an outcome, in particular the variability in the decision to perform surgery, length of surgical waiting lists, and sensitivity to change. This special interest group is exploring ways of retaining the clinical relevance of TJR but overcoming the problems--2 alternative outcomes are being considered: "time to physician's decision to recommend surgery" and "time to fulfilling criteria for total joint replacement."
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Data di pubblicazione: | 2005 | |
Titolo: | Concomitant therapy: an outcome variable for musculoskeletal disorders? Part 2: total joint replacement in osteoarthritis trials. | |
Autori: | Maillefert JF, Hawker GA, Gossec L, Mahomed NN, Lohmander S, Dieppe PA, Zanoli G, Hochberg MC, Dougados M; OMERACT 7 Special Interest Group. | |
Rivista: | THE JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY | |
Abstract: | Interest has grown in using the requirement of total joint replacement (TJR) as a "hard" outcome measure. Limitations exist, however, in the use of such an outcome, in particular the variability in the decision to perform surgery, length of surgical waiting lists, and sensitivity to change. This special interest group is exploring ways of retaining the clinical relevance of TJR but overcoming the problems--2 alternative outcomes are being considered: "time to physician's decision to recommend surgery" and "time to fulfilling criteria for total joint replacement." | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | 10.1053/berh.2001.0175 | |
Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/11392/1738079 | |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 03.1 Articolo su rivista |