SynthesisHealth and quality of life outcomes2013
What is the optimal time point to assess patient-reported recovery after hip and knee replacement? A systematic review and analysis of routinely reported outcome data from the English patient-reported outcome measures programme.
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- Patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) as primary and secondary outcomes in total hip and knee arthroplasty randomized controlled trials: a systematic review.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2024Pooled it
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- Does Goal Attainment Scaling improve satisfaction regarding performance of activities of younger knee arthroplasty patients? Study protocol of the randomized controlled ACTION trial.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2016Trial
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- Association between pre-operative mental health and recovery outcomes following total knee arthroplasty.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Outcomes after reoperated medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasties compared with primary total and primary unicompartmental knee arthroplasties: a cohort study based on local Danish databases.Acta orthopaedica · 2026Observational
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- Same but Different? Exploring the Role of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures and Clinician-Reported Outcome Measures in Postoperative Knee and Hip Arthroplasty Rehabilitation.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- The influence of implant factors on patient outcomes in primary total knee arthroplasty.Journal of orthopaedics · 2024Article
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- Mid-term results of an anatomic total knee replacement design.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2024Article
- Incidence and Duration of Sick Leave Due to Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders in the Accommodation and Food Services Activities Sector in Slovenia: A Nationwide 5-Year Observational Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Observational
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- Resection of Infrapatellar Fat Pad during Total Knee Arthroplasty Has No Impact on Postoperative Function, Pain and Sonographic Appearance of Patellar Tendon.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Association between VTE and antibiotic prophylaxis guideline compliance and patient-reported outcomes after total hip and knee arthroplasty: an observational study.Journal of patient-reported outcomes · 2022Article
- Outcomes reporting in systematic reviews on vital pulp treatment: A scoping review for the development of a core outcome set.International endodontic journal · 2022Article
- A matched comparison of cementless unicompartmental and total knee replacement outcomes based on the National Joint Registry for England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man.Acta orthopaedica · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundIt is unclear if there is a clinically important improvement in the six to 12-month recovery period after hip and knee replacement. This is an obvious gap in the evidence required by patients undergoing these procedures. It is also an issue for the English PROMs (Patient-Reported Outcome Measures) Programme which uses 6-month outcome data to compare the results of hospitals that perform hip and knee replacements.
methodsA systematic review of studies reporting the Oxford Hip Score (OHS) or Oxford Knee Score (OKS) at 12 months after surgery was performed. This was compared with six-month outcome data collected for 60, 160 patients within the English PROMs programme. A minimally important difference of one standard error of the measurement, equivalent to 2.7 for the OHS and 2.1 for the OKS, was adopted. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: Six studies reported OHS data for 10 different groups containing 8,308 patients in total. In eight groups the change scores reported were at least 2.7 points higher than the six-month change observed in the PROMs programme (20.2 points). Nine studies reported OKS data for 13 different groups containing 4,369 patients in total. In eight groups the change scores reported were at least 2.1 points higher than the six-month change observed in the PROMs programme (15.0 points).
conclusionsThere is some evidence from this systematic review that clinically important improvement in the Oxford hip and knee scores occurs in the six to 12 month recovery period. This trend is more apparent for hip than knee replacement. Therefore we recommend that the English Department of Health study the impact on hospital comparisons of using 12- rather than six-month outcome data.
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