The SF-36 general health status survey documents the burden of osteoarthritis and the benefits of total joint arthroplasty: but why should we use it?

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Summary

The SF-36 has the sensitivity to document improvement in HRQOL after surgery and to reveal differences in THA vs TKA and in men vs women, however, routine use of outcome assessment instruments to monitor this patient population is costly and unjustified in the current healthcare environment.

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Published
2002-05-01
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Medicine, Physical therapy, Quality of life (healthcare), Osteoarthritis, Arthroplasty

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