The Relationship Between Preoperative Oxford Hip and Knee Score and Change in Health-Related Quality of Life After Total Hip and Total Knee Arthroplasty: Can It Help Inform Rationing Decisions?

The Relationship Between Preoperative Oxford Hip and Knee Score and Change in Health-Related Quality of Life After Total Hip and Total Knee Arthroplasty: Can It Help Inform Rationing Decisions?

Background: In countries with publicly funded health care, there is an increasing need for explicit rationing for total joint arthroplasty (TJA). The Oxford Hip and Knee Scores (OHS/OKS) have been used to set access thresholds for TJA despite not being developed for that purpose. The aim of this stu...

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Main Authors: David P. Gwynne-Jones, MA, BM, BCh, FRCS, FRACS (Orth), Trudy Sullivan, PhD, Ross Wilson, PhD, J. Haxby Abbott, PhD, FNZCP
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-09-01
Series:Arthroplasty Today
Subjects:
Health-related quality of life
Total hip arthroplasty
Total knee arthroplasty
Outcomes
Prioritization
Rationing
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235234412030073X

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