Background: Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) and, specifically, the Patient-
Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS), are increasingly utilized …

Abstract Purpose In Japan's super-aged society, medical care supporting the patients'
quality of life (QOL) is becoming increasingly important. This study aimed to evaluate the …

Background Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs), including the Patient-reported
Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS), are increasingly used to measure …

Background: Functional outcomes are commonly reported in studies of patients undergoing
limb-salvage surgery for the treatment of musculoskeletal tumors; however, interpretation …

Background: Patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) often report chronic back
pain; however, there is inadequate research on psychological factors associated with pain in …

Background: The most common surgical approaches in hip arthroscopy are interportal and T-
capsulotomy. However, these methods may introduce capsular instability. Puncture …

Purpose To define the minimal detectable change (MDC) for the international knee
documentation committee (IKDC) and Kujala scores one and two years after patellofemoral …

Background: The need for concomitant bony procedures to realign pathoanatomic risk
factors in addition to medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction (MPFL-R) remains …

Background It is well documented that routinely collected patient sociodemographic
characteristics (such as race and insurance type) and geography-based social determinants …

Background To better define the clinical significance of patient-reported outcomes, the
concept of a minimum clinically important difference (MCID) exists. The MCID is the …