CORR Insights(®): women demonstrate more pain and worse function before THA but comparable results 12 months after surgery.

The author discusses the article "Women Demonstrate More Pain and Worse Function Before THA but Comparable Results 12 Months After Surgery?" Topics include aspects of patient reported outcomes measures (PROMs), the use of computer adaptive testing methods to guide the PROM to a score instead of bein...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Clinical Orthopaedics & Related Research® Vol. 473; no. 12; pp. 3858 - 3860
Main Author: Lyman, Stephen
Format: commentary Journal Article
Published: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Dec2015
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
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Summary:The author discusses the article "Women Demonstrate More Pain and Worse Function Before THA but Comparable Results 12 Months After Surgery?" Topics include aspects of patient reported outcomes measures (PROMs), the use of computer adaptive testing methods to guide the PROM to a score instead of being included in the score, and hip arthroplasty as the effective procedure for women.