Journal article
Health state utilities in knee replacement surgery: the development and evaluation of McKnee.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: 1. To develop McKnee, a classification system and direct utility measure for health states associated with knee replacement (KR) surgery. 2. To apply McKnee in a before-after study of KR surgery to: (i) gain experience with McKnee in an elderly population; (ii) confirm the practicality and usefulness of the McKnee system; (iii) assess self-health utility one week before and 3 mo after surgery; (iv) evaluate the stability of 3 …
Authors
Bennett KJ; Torrance GW; Moran LA; Smith F; Goldsmith CH
Journal
The Journal of Rheumatology, Vol. 24, No. 9, pp. 1796–1805
Publication Date
September 1997
ISSN
0315-162X