Journal article
Characteristics of People with Hip or Knee Osteoarthritis Deemed Not Yet Ready for Total Joint Arthroplasty at Triage
Abstract
PURPOSE: To identify the characteristics of people with hip or knee osteoarthritis (OA) attending a regional triage centre for an initial consult who are deemed not yet ready for total joint arthroplasty (TJA).
METHODS: Initial consultation notes (n=482) were reviewed retrospectively. Predictive variables were derived from the literature a priori, and 14 of these variables were suitable for inclusion in stepwise multiple logistic regression …
Authors
MacIntyre NJ; Johnson J; MacDonald N; Pontarini L; Ross K; Zubic G; Majumdar SS
Journal
Physiotherapy Canada, Vol. 67, No. 4, pp. 369–377
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Publication Date
11 2015
DOI
10.3138/ptc.2014-59
ISSN
0300-0508