Satisfaction is increasingly employed as an outcome measure for a successful total knee
replacement (TKR). Satisfaction as an outcome measure encompasses many different …

Patient expectations have been shown to be an independent predictor of outcomes in
clinical medicine. In the orthopaedic literature, the majority of studies have focused on the …

Background Identifying patients at risk of not achieving meaningful gains in long-term
postsurgical patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) is important for improving patient …

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 …

The International Society of Arthroplasty Registries (ISAR) Patient-Reported Outcome
Measures (PROMs) Working Group have evaluated and recommended best practices in the …

Background Despite improvements in surgical technique and implant longevity, some
patients continue to report dissatisfaction after total joint arthroplasty (TJA). As patient …

Background Understanding the patient perspective on healthcare is central to the evaluation
of quality. This study measured selected patient-reported outcomes after anaesthesia in …

Satisfaction with care is important to both patients and to those who pay for it. The Net
Promoter Score (NPS), widely used in the service industries, has been introduced into the …

Background Local infiltration analgesia (LIA) with liposomal bupivacaine (LB) in patients
undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) has yielded mixed results. The PILLAR study …

Background Measures of patient satisfaction have gained prominence in recent years as
changes to the American health care system have led to the incorporation of such metrics …