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ArticleThe archives of bone and joint surgery2014

Developing an Appropriateness Criteria for Knee MRI Using the Rand Appropriateness Method (RAM)-2013.

Hossein Ebrahimipour, Seyedeh Zahra Mirfeizi, Ali Vafaee Najar, Amir Reza Kachooei, Amir Shahriar Ariamanesh, Reza Ganji, Habibollah Esmaeeli, Hedayat Salari, Marjan Vejdani

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Hossein EbrahimipourHossein Ebrahimipour MD, Health Sciences Research Center, Department of Health and Management, School of Health, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Seyedeh Zahra MirfeiziHossein Ebrahimipour MD, Health Sciences Research Center, Department of Health and Management, School of Health, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Ali Vafaee NajarHossein Ebrahimipour MD, Health Sciences Research Center, Department of Health and Management, School of Health, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Amir Reza KachooeiHossein Ebrahimipour MD, Health Sciences Research Center, Department of Health and Management, School of Health, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Amir Shahriar AriamaneshHossein Ebrahimipour MD, Health Sciences Research Center, Department of Health and Management, School of Health, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Reza GanjiHossein Ebrahimipour MD, Health Sciences Research Center, Department of Health and Management, School of Health, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Habibollah EsmaeeliHossein Ebrahimipour MD, Health Sciences Research Center, Department of Health and Management, School of Health, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Hedayat SalariHossein Ebrahimipour MD, Health Sciences Research Center, Department of Health and Management, School of Health, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Marjan VejdaniHossein Ebrahimipour MD, Health Sciences Research Center, Department of Health and Management, School of Health, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.

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backgroundKnee pain is one of the most common reasons patients visit their physician. In this regard Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is the tool of preference for diagnosis. The aim of this study was to determine appropriate guidelines for knee MRI administration using the RAND Appropriateness Method (RAM)-2013.

methodsThis qualitative study was done in the Mashhad University of Medical Sciences in 2013. The most appropriate approved knee MRI administration clinical guidelines were evaluated using Guidelines Evaluation and Research Appraisal (AGREE). Panel members consisting of six orthopedic and three rheumatologic doctors gave scores ranging from 1 to 9 for each scenario. The indications were grouped as appropriate, equivocal and inappropriate. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics and SPSS ver. 18 software.

resultsSixty-three scenarios were extracted from the guidelines and then the scenarios were evaluated in 26 indications. Thirty-two (50.79%) cases were considered appropriate, 12 (19.04%) cases uncertain and 19 (30.1%) cases inappropriate.

conclusionsThe RAND appropriateness method is helpful in identifying the opinion of stakeholders in health care systems. Moreover, making practical use of clinical guidelines can improve patients' quality of care and prevent unnecessary costs.

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GuidelineKnee jointMRIRAND Appropriateness Method

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PMCPMC4151442

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