Objective Our aim was to see if the reporting of better experiences by elective surgical
patients was associated with better outcomes (effectiveness and safety). The objectives …

In this systematic review, our aim was to explore whether or not patients are able to return to
athletic activity following lower limb joint replacement. We also investigated any evidence as …

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 …

Patient reports or ratings are essential for measuring the quality of patient care. Measures
designed for this purpose tend to focus on the processes and structures of care rather than …

The lack of a consensus for core health outcomes that should be reported in clinical
research has hampered study design and evidence synthesis. We report a United Kingdom …

We report a 12-to 15-year implant survival assessment of a prospective single-surgeon
series of Birmingham Hip Resurfacings (BHRs). The earliest 1000 consecutive BHRs …

Objective To assess the effect of obesity on 6-month post-operative complications following
total knee (TKR) or hip (THR) replacement. Design Data for patients undergoing first THR or …

Background: Patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures may be used at a group level for
research and quality improvement and at the individual patient level to support clinical …

Objectives To define Patient Acceptable Symptom State (PASS) thresholds for the Oxford hip
score (OHS) and Oxford knee score (OKS) at mid-term follow-up. Methods In a prospective …

Purpose Relatively little is known about the extent to which periprosthetic joint infections
(PJI) affect the patient's long-term quality of life (QoL). Our study aim was to assess the effect …