Authors
Paul R Fortin, Ann E Clarke, Lawrence Joseph, Matthew H Liang, Michael Tanzer, Diane Ferland, Charlotte Phillips, Alison J Partridge, Patrick Belisle, Anne H Fossel, Nizar Mahomed, Clement B Sledge, Jeffrey N Katz
Publication date
1999/8
Journal
Arthritis & Rheumatism: Official Journal of the American College of Rheumatology
Volume
42
Issue
8
Pages
1722-1728
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Description
Objective
To determine whether patients with knee or hip osteoarthritis (OA) who have worse physical function preoperatively achieve a postoperative status that is similar to that of patients with better preoperative function.
Methods
This study surveyed an observational cohort of 379 consecutive patients with definite OA who were without other inflammatory joint diseases and were undergoing either total hip or knee replacement in a US (Boston) and a Canadian (Montreal) referral center. Questionnaires on health status (the Short Form 36 and Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index) were administered preoperatively and at 3 and 6 months postoperatively. Physical function and pain due to OA were deemed the most significant outcomes to study.
Results
Two hundred twenty‐two patients returned their questionnaires. Patients in the 2 centers were comparable in age, sex, time to surgery …
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