Abstract Our objectives were:(1) to assess the relationship between self-reported measures
(Western Ontario and McMaster University Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) and Medical …

Purpose The primary aim of this study was to define a classification in the WOMAC score
after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) according to patient satisfaction. The secondary aims …

Objective To determine minimal clinically important differences (MCIDs) for improvement
and worsening in various health dimensions in knee osteoarthritis under conservative …

Purpose The patient acceptable symptom state (PASS) is a target value on a patient-
reported outcome measures (PROM) scale beyond which patients deem themselves to have …

Purpose There is a well-known difference between patients expectation, satisfaction and the
measured clinical outcome in total knee arthroplasty (TKA). It has been hypothesized that …

Purpose As patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are increasingly integrated into
clinical practice, there is a need to translate collected data into valuable information to guide …

Background and objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the health-related quality
of life before and after a hip and a knee arthroplasty operation using a 15D instrument and to …

Background In countries with publicly funded health care, there is an increasing need for
explicit rationing for total joint arthroplasty (TJA). The Oxford Hip and Knee Scores …

OBJECTIVES:(1) To evaluate health-related quality of life (HRQL) in patients with severe
osteoarthritis (OA) undergoing total knee replacement (TKR) and (2) to identify the influence …

Objective The aims of this study were to assess changes in physical function and quality of
life with the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) and …