Defining Clinically Meaningful Thresholds for 12-Month Patient-Reported Outcomes in Total Hip Arthroplasty; Toward Improving Threshold Accuracy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Clinically meaningful thresholds for patient-reported outcomes are relevant to define and predict success of total hip arthroplasties (THAs). Defining and offering thresholds must consider preoperative symptom severity.

Methods

In this retrospective study of 40,213 primary total hip replacements registered in the Dutch Arthroplasty Register (2016-2018), receiver operating curve analysis was used to define minimal clinically important changes and patient-acceptable symptom states with the anchor transition in function. Subgroups were identified for which independent thresholds should be defined. Patient-reported outcome measures were symptoms (pain, Oxford Hip Score [OHS], Hip disability and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score) and quality of life (European Quality of Lif

SUBMITTER: Geilen JEJW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11926718 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature