The minimal clinically important difference changes greatly based on the different calculation methods

M Franceschini, A Boffa, E Pignotti… - … American Journal of …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: The minimal clinically important difference (MCID) for patient-reported outcome
measures (PROMs) expresses both the extent of the improvement and the value that …

Hyaluronic scaffold transplantation with bone marrow concentrate for the treatment of osteochondral lesions of the talus: durable results up to a minimum of 10 years

F Vannini, L Berveglieri, A Boffa, G Filardo… - Knee Surgery, Sports …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose The aim of this study was to evaluate the long-term clinical results of the
transplantation of a hyaluronic acid membrane augmented with bone marrow aspirate …

Movement‐evoked pain is not associated with pain at rest or physical function in knee osteoarthritis

JA Lozano‐Meca, M Gacto‐Sánchez… - … Journal of Pain, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Introduction Knee Osteoarthritis (KOA) is mainly characterized by pain. The
assessment of KOA‐related pain frequently focuses on different constructs subject to …

Time-varying treatment effect modification of oral analgesic effectiveness by depressive symptoms in knee osteoarthritis: an application of structural nested mean …

AM Rathbun, MD Shardell, JJ Gallo… - International journal …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Background Depressive symptoms are common in knee osteoarthritis (OA), exacerbate
knee pain severity and may influence outcomes of oral analgesic treatments. The aim was to …

Virtual Reality for Subacute Pain After Orthopedic Traumatic Musculoskeletal Injuries: A Mixed Methods Pilot Study

RA Mace, JR Brewer, JE Cohen, TV Ly… - The Clinical Journal …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: Acute orthopedic traumatic musculoskeletal injuries are prevalent, costly, and
often lead to persistent pain and functional limitations. Psychological risk factors (eg, pain …

Methodological considerations in calculating the minimal clinically important change score for the core outcome measures index (COMI): insights from a large single …

A Cina, J Vitale, D Haschtmann, M Loibl… - European Spine …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Introduction The Minimal Clinically Important Change (MCIC) is used in conjunction
with Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) to determine the clinical relevance of …

Female patients have greater improvement in pain symptoms and physical activity after fasciotomy for treatment of chronic exertional compartment syndrome of the …

DS Shankar, KD Vasavada, LA Gillinov… - Knee Surgery …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose The purpose of this study was to identify sex differences in postoperative outcomes
and return‐to‐sport rates after fasciotomy for treatment of chronic exertional compartment …

A high proportion of patients demonstrate recall bias in the retrospective collection of patient‐reported outcomes following hip arthroscopy

AM Morgan, J Triana, ZI Li, M Song… - Knee Surgery …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose The aim of this study is to assess agreement between retrospectively and
prospectively collected patient‐reported outcome measures (PROMs) following hip …

Establishment of Minimum Clinically Important Difference and Patient Acceptable Symptom State Thresholds for Foot and Ankle Ability Measure and Visual Analog …

I Pasqualini, JR Teplensky, O Turan… - Foot & Ankle …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Although clinically relevant thresholds such as minimal clinically important
difference (MCID) and patient acceptable symptom state (PASS) have been widely …

Regression to the Mean: Statistical Bias Can Mislead Interpretation in Cartilage and Osteoarthritis Clinics and Research

KS Emanuel, J Dahmen, IN Sierevelt, M Brittberg… - Cartilage, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Assessment of the effect of treatment is one of the key fundamental challenges in both
clinical research and practice. It is well known that misinterpretation of apparent …