Osteoarthritis Preoperative Package for care of Orthotics, Rehabilitation, Topical and oral agent Usage and Nutrition to Improve ouTcomes at a Year (OPPORTUNITY); a feasibility study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Abstract Background Patients’ pre-operative health and physical function is known to influence their post-operative outcomes. In patients with knee osteoarthritis, pharmacological and non-pharmacological options are often not optimised prior to joint replacement. This results in some patients underg...

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Main Authors: A. Hamish R. W. Simpson, Anna Bell-Higgs, Philip G. Conaghan, Peter Craig, David F. Hamilton, Catherine Hankey, Catriona Keerie, Sarah R. Kingsbury, Elaine Kinsella, Anthony R. Leeds, John Norrie, Hemant G. Pandit, Hazel M. Ross, Sharon Anne Simpson, Chris Tuck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Series:Trials
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-019-3709-5