Journal article
Defining Minimally Important Differences in Functional Outcomes in Musculoskeletal Oncology
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Functional outcomes are commonly reported in studies of patients undergoing limb-salvage surgery for the treatment of musculoskeletal tumors; however, interpretation requires knowledge of the smallest amount of improvement that is important to patients: the minimally important difference (MID). We established the MIDs for the Musculoskeletal Tumor Society Rating Scale-93 (MSTS-93) and Toronto Extremity Salvage Score (TESS) for …
Authors
Gazendam AM; Schneider P; Bhandari M; Busse JW; Ghert M
Journal
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Vol. 104, No. 18, pp. 1659–1666
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
September 21, 2022
DOI
10.2106/jbjs.21.01539
ISSN
0021-9355