Background: The minimum clinically important difference (MCID) attempts to define the
patient's experience of treatment outcomes. Efforts at calculating the MCID have yielded …

Purpose The aim of this article was to highlight various terminologies and methods of
calculation of minimal clinically important difference (MCID) and summarize MCID values of …

Purpose Due to the lack of comparative studies, a systematic review was conducted to
determine revision rates of unicompartmental and total knee arthroplasty (UKA and TKA) …

Background Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is widely considered a successful intervention for
osteoarthritis and other degenerative knee diseases. This study addresses the need for a …

Background The objective of this review is to examine the effect of perioperative systemic
corticosteroids at varying doses and timings on early postoperative recovery outcomes …

End-stage osteoarthritis is commonly treated with joint replacement. Despite high clinical
success rates, up to 28% of patients are dissatisfied with the outcome. This best-evidence …

Aims To calculate how the likelihood of obtaining measurable benefit from hip or knee
arthroplasty varies with preoperative patient-reported scores. Methods Existing UK data from …

Background We recently developed the forgotten joint score 12 (FJS-12), a tool to assess
joint awareness in everyday life. It is unknown whether patient factors predicting the …

Background Increased body mass index (BMI) has been previously described as a risk
factor for complications after total joint arthroplasty (TJA); however, its effect on patient …

Total knee replacement has reliably been shown to have a beneficial effect in knee
osteoarthritis; however, around 17% of patients are dissatisfied with the result. A commonly …