Background The minimum clinically important difference (MCID) is intended to detect a
change in a patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) large enough for a patient to …

Background Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are frequently used to assess the
impact of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) on patients. However, mere statistical comparison of …

Background To enter the era of value-based orthopaedics (“health outcomes per dollar
spent”)[2, 19], clinical researchers will have to prove that each treatment produces a …

Purpose The minimal clinically important difference (MCID) is a way of dichotomizing data
for assessment of success or failure based on clinically meaningful changes. The magnitude …

Minimum Clinically Important Difference: A Metric That Matte... : JBJS Minimum Clinically
Important Difference: A Metric That Matters in the Age of Patient-Reported Outcomes : JBJS …

Background Although patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) have become a
regularly used metric, there is little consensus on the methodology used to determine …

Importance The minimal clinically important difference (MCID) in a patient-reported outcome
measure (PROM) is the smallest change that patients perceive as beneficial. Accurate …

Objectives We aimed first to summarise minimal clinically important differences (MCIDs)
after total hip (THR) or knee replacement (TKR) in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) …

Background The impact of surgery on the patient is classically assessed on pre-and post-
treatment scores. However, it is increasingly recommended to rank these results according …

Background As the value of patient-reported outcomes becomes increasingly recognized,
minimum clinically important difference (MCID) thresholds have seen greater use in …