Journal article
Patient preferences before and after total knee arthroplasty
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Patients before total joint arthroplasty vary in the spectrum and importance of their concerns. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Knee Patient-Specific Index (KPSI) and to determine the type and importance of patients' concerns before and after knee arthroplasty.
STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: A cohort of 119 patients scheduled for elective primary (or revision) total knee arthroplasty were …
Authors
Wright JG; Santaguida PL; Young N; Hawker GA; Schemitsch E; Owen JL
Journal
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, Vol. 63, No. 7, pp. 774–782
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
7 2010
DOI
10.1016/j.jclinepi.2009.08.022
ISSN
0895-4356