Patient decision aids in knee replacement surgery.

Journal article

Arthroplasty is an effective intervention for symptomatic knee osteoarthritis refractory to conservative therapy. However, recent data highlights regional variations in service provision unrelated to disease severity and a low, but not insignificant, rate of patient dissatisfaction. The variation in knee arthroplasty provision is in part also due to the clinical decision-making of orthopaedic surgeons. The management of osteoarthritis is an example of a preference-sensitive clinical pathway, ...

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Authors: Jayadev, C; Khan, T; Coulter, A; Beard, D; Price, A

• Journal: Knee
• Publication date: 2012-03-01
• DOI: 10.1016/j.knee.2012.02.001
• EISSN: 1873-5800
• ISSN: 0968-0160
• Language: English