How is the minimal clinically important difference established in health-related quality of life instruments? Review of anchors and methods

Y Mouelhi, E Jouve, C Castelli, S Gentile - Health and Quality of Life …, 2020 - Springer
Background The aim of this systematic review is to describe the different types of anchors
and statistical methods used in estimating the Minimal Clinically Important Difference (MCID) …

Artificial intelligence in diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis and prediction of arthroplasty outcomes: a review

LS Lee, PK Chan, C Wen, WC Fung, A Cheung… - Arthroplasty, 2022 - Springer
Background Artificial intelligence is an emerging technology with rapid growth and
increasing applications in orthopaedics. This study aimed to summarize the existing …

[HTML][HTML] CDC clinical practice guideline for prescribing opioids for pain—United States, 2022

D Dowell - MMWR. Recommendations and reports, 2022 - cdc.gov
This guideline provides recommendations for clinicians providing pain care, including those
prescribing opioids, for outpatients aged≥ 18 years. It updates the CDC Guideline for …

The minimal clinically important difference in the Oxford knee score and Short Form 12 score after total knee arthroplasty

ND Clement, D MacDonald, A Simpson - Knee Surgery, Sports …, 2014 - Springer
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 …

Can machine learning algorithms predict which patients will achieve minimally clinically important differences from total joint arthroplasty?

MA Fontana, S Lyman, GK Sarker… - Clinical Orthopaedics …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Background Identifying patients at risk of not achieving meaningful gains in long-term
postsurgical patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) is important for improving patient …

Minimum clinically important difference: current trends in the orthopaedic literature, part II: lower extremity: a systematic review

AG Copay, B Eyberg, AS Chung, KS Zurcher… - JBJS …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Background: The minimum clinically important difference (MCID) attempts to define the
patient's experience of treatment outcomes. Efforts at calculating the MCID have yielded …

[HTML][HTML] Machine learning in orthopaedic surgery

SP Lalehzarian, AK Gowd, JN Liu - World journal of orthopedics, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Artificial intelligence and machine learning in orthopaedic surgery has gained mass interest
over the last decade or so. In prior studies, researchers have demonstrated that machine …

[HTML][HTML] WOMAC, EQ-5D and knee society score thresholds for treatment success after total knee arthroplasty

JM Giesinger, DF Hamilton, B Jost, H Behrend… - The Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Our study aimed at develo** clinical thresholds (cut-off scores) for the Western Ontario
and McMaster Universities (WOMAC) osteoarthritis index, EQ-5D and Knee Society Score …

Robotic-assisted total knee arthroplasty is comparable to conventional total knee arthroplasty: a meta-analysis and systematic review

JR Onggo, JD Onggo, R De Steiger, R Hau - Archives of Orthopaedic and …, 2020 - Springer
Background Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a successful procedure in managing end-stage
arthritis when non-operative treatments fail. New technologies such as robotic TKA (rTKA) …

Minimal clinically important improvement (MCII) and patient-acceptable symptom state (PASS) in total hip arthroplasty (THA) patients 1 year postoperatively: a …

A Paulsen, EM Roos, AB Pedersen… - Acta orthopaedica, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Background and purpose—The increased use of patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in
orthopedics requires data on estimated minimal clinically important improvements (MCIIs) …