Purpose. The pain VAS is a unidimensional measure of pain intensity (1), which has been
widely used in diverse adult populations, including those with rheumatic diseases (2–5) …

Patient-reported measures of knee function are important for the comprehensive
assessment of rheumatology conditions in both clinical and research contexts. To merit …

This paper describes the development of an evaluative outcome measure for patients with
upper extremity musculoskeletal conditions. The goal is to produce a brief, self‐administered …

Purpose The aim of this study was to identify the minimal clinically important difference
(MCID) in the Oxford knee score (OKS) and Short Form (SF-) 12 score after total knee …

Abstract Background and Purpose. The purpose of this study was to assess the reliability,
construct validity, and sensitivity to change of the Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS) …

Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) are measures of how patients feel or what they are able
to do in the context of their health status; PROs are reports, usually on questionnaires, about …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Physical function is an important measure of success of
many medical and surgical interventions. Ability to adjust for comorbid disease is essential …

Objective: To measure the impact of orthopedic surgical-site infections (SSIs) on quality of
life, length of hospitalization, and cost. Design: A pairwise-matched (1: 1) case-control study …

Reports of clinical studies of patients with knee disorders should routinely include their
activity levels to enable comparison of treatment groups and to allow generalizability. The …

To describe the natural history of pain after total knee arthroplasty and to identify factors
predicting excessive postoperative pain, we used a prospective, observational study …