Background Several studies have identified clinical, psychosocial, patient characteristic, and
perioperative variables that are associated with persistent postsurgical pain; however, the …

Objectives A lack of connection between surgeons and patients in evaluating the outcome of
total knee arthroplasty (TKA) has led to the search for the ideal patient-reported outcome …

With improving patient outcome after joint arthroplasty, new assessment tools with increased
discriminatory power especially in well-performing patients are desirable. The goal of the …

A national, multi-centre study was designed in which a questionnaire quantifying the degree
of patient satisfaction and residual symptoms in patients following total knee replacement …

The Oxford hip and knee scores have been extensively used since they were first described
in 1996 and 1998. During this time, they have been modified and used for many different …

Objectives The objective was to examine whether the Oxford Hip Score (OHS) demonstrated
a floor or a ceiling effect when used to measure the outcome of hip replacement surgery in a …

Postoperative Alignment and ROM Affect Patient Satisfaction... : Clinical Orthopaedics and
Related Research® Postoperative Alignment and ROM Affect Patient Satisfaction After TKA …

Background and purpose—There is no consensus on the association between global
femoral offset (FO) and outcome after total hip arthroplasty (THA). We assessed the …

Purpose During recent years, there has been an intensive growth of interest in the patient's
perception of functional outcome. The Forgotten Joint Score (FJS) is a recently introduced …

The use of patient-derived, objective outcome measures has expanded substantially within
the orthopaedic literature. Qualityof-life instruments are categorized as general health or as …