Clinical relevance of patient-reported outcome measures in the surgical management of focal chondral defects of the knee: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

To evaluate clinical outcome following surgical management of focal chondral defects in the knee, patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are used. To give these measures meaning, parameters such as the minimal clinically important difference (MCID), patient-acceptable symptom state (PASS), minimally detectable change (MDC), clinically important difference (CID) and substantial clinical benefit (SCB) have been introduced. This systematic review investigated the MCID, SCB, CID, PASS and MDC of the most commonly used PROMs for assessing patients following surgical repair of focal chondral defects of the knee.

Methods

This systematic review was conducted in accordance with the 2020 Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidel

SUBMITTER: Migliorini F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12847531 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature