Background Resilience, or the ability to bounce back from stress, is a key psychological
factor that is associated with ongoing functional independence and higher quality of life in …

Patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) experience an uptake in use for hip (HA) and
knee arthroplasty (KA) patients. As they may be used for patient monitoring interventions, it …

Background: Total knee replacement (TKR) designs continue to evolve with the aim of
improving patient outcomes; however, there remains a significant patient dissatisfaction rate …

Introduction Pain and disability after meniscectomy can be a substantial lifelong problem.
There are few treatment options, especially for young people. Non-surgical management …

Background The aim of this study was to evaluate the responsiveness of different patient-
reported outcome measures in patients with primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Methods …

Objective The objective of this study was to compare the measurement properties of the US
EQ-5D-3L, EQ-5D-5L, and-5L to-3L crosswalk value sets (3L; 5L; 5L> 3L) across the …

Background Total knee arthroplasty is a common surgery for end-stage knee osteoarthritis.
Partial knee arthroplasty is also a treatment option for patients with arthritis present in only …

Background: The rising prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and the more
aggressive subtype, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), is a global public health concern …

Background Hip arthroplasty (HA) and knee arthroplasty (KA) are high-volume procedures.
However, there is a debate about the quality of indication; that is, whether surgery is truly …

Total hip and knee arthroplasties (THA, TKA) are common and costeffective procedures in
advanced osteoarthritis. The Finnish arthroplasty register (FAR) collects data from …