The reason why orthopaedic surgeons perform total knee replacement: results of a randomised study using case vignettes.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

End-stage knee osteoarthritis (OA) results in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) surgery. The decision to perform TKA is not well defined, resulting in variation of indications among orthopaedic surgeons. Non-operative treatment measures are often not extensively used. Aim of this study was to investigate factors influencing the decision to perform TKA by Dutch orthopaedic surgeons.

Methods

Three case vignettes, each case divided into two versions, being identical except for information on age (younger and older age), pain (mild and severe pain) or radiological OA (low and high grade) were developed. A questionnaire including these three case vignettes was sent to 599 Dutch orthopaedic surgeons, who were randomised to either one of the two versions. The orthopaedic surgeo

SUBMITTER: Verra WC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4969334 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature