Journal article
The Harris hip score: Do ceiling effects limit its usefulness in orthopedics?
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The Harris hip score (HHS), a disease-specific health status scale that is frequently used to measure the outcome of total hip arthroplasty, has never been validated properly. A questionnaire is suitable only when all 5 psychometric properties are of sufficient quality. We questioned the usefulness of the HHS by investigating its content validity.
METHODS: We performed a systematic review based on a literature search in …
Authors
Wamper KE; Sierevelt IN; Poolman RW; Bhandari M; Haverkamp D
Journal
Acta Orthopaedica, Vol. 81, No. 6, pp. 703–707
Publisher
MJS Publishing, Medical Journals Sweden AB
Publication Date
December 2010
DOI
10.3109/17453674.2010.537808
ISSN
1745-3674