Aims and objectives To track changes in patients' knee function, walking ability and quality
of life (QOL) before and after knee arthroplasty surgery and explore factors that influenced …

This systematic review aims to evaluate critically and synthesize the existing literature on the
outcomes of meniscectomy versus meniscal repair for posterior medial meniscus injuries …

Background and purpose Although decreasing with the development of effective
pharmacological regimes, joint surgery has improved the function and quality of life of …

Objective To our knowledge this is the first study presenting descriptive EQ-5D health profile
and VAS scores for orthopedic patients in Slovenia. Furthermore, EQ-5D-3L population …

Abstract Background Surgical management of Torsional Malalignment Syndrome (TMS)
traditionally consists of simultaneous correction of both femoral anteversion and external …

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to evaluate the efffectiveness of a titanium
vertebral augmentation device (SpineJack system) in terms of back pain, radiological …

Purpose To systematically review the literature to determine if utilities (a quantitative way to
express patient preferences for health outcomes) have been measured in hand surgery …

Introduction There are several different interventions available to promote shared decision
making (SDM); however, little is known about the comparative effectiveness of different …

Background: Painful physical symptoms (PPS) are prevalent among elderly patients with
depression. We describe the impact of PPS on depression outcomes and quality of life …

Background We are performing a combined randomised and observational study comparing
internal fixation to non-surgical management for common wrist fractures in older patients …