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Concomitant therapy : an outcome variable for musculoskeletal disorders? Part 2: total joint replacement in osteoarthritis trials

Maillefert, Jean-Francis ; Hawker, Gillian A ; Gossec, Laure ; Mahomed, Nizar N ; Lohmander, Stefan LU orcid ; Dieppe, Paul A ; Zanoli, Gustavo LU ; Hochberg, Marc C and Dougados, Maxime (2005) In Journal of Rheumatology 32(12). p.51-2449
Abstract

Interest has grown in using the requirement of total joint replacement (TJR) as a "hard" outcome measure. Limitations exist, however, in the use of such an outcome, in particular the variability in the decision to perform surgery, length of surgical waiting lists, and sensitivity to change. This special interest group is exploring ways of retaining the clinical relevance of TJR but overcoming the problems--2 alternative outcomes are being considered: "time to physician's decision to recommend surgery" and "time to fulfilling criteria for total joint replacement."

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Arthroplasty, Replacement, Humans, Musculoskeletal Diseases, Osteoarthritis, Outcome Assessment (Health Care), Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Salvage Therapy, Treatment Failure
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Journal of Rheumatology
volume
32
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12
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3 pages
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Journal of Rheumatology Publishing Company Limited
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  • pmid:16331784
  • scopus:28844454508
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0315-162X
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English
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  author       = {{Maillefert, Jean-Francis and Hawker, Gillian A and Gossec, Laure and Mahomed, Nizar N and Lohmander, Stefan and Dieppe, Paul A and Zanoli, Gustavo and Hochberg, Marc C and Dougados, Maxime}},
  issn         = {{0315-162X}},
  keywords     = {{Arthroplasty, Replacement; Humans; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Osteoarthritis; Outcome Assessment (Health Care); Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Salvage Therapy; Treatment Failure}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{12}},
  pages        = {{51--2449}},
  publisher    = {{Journal of Rheumatology Publishing Company Limited}},
  series       = {{Journal of Rheumatology}},
  title        = {{Concomitant therapy : an outcome variable for musculoskeletal disorders? Part 2: total joint replacement in osteoarthritis trials}},
  volume       = {{32}},
  year         = {{2005}},
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