Priority 7 from the Revision Knee Replacement PSP
| UNCERTAINTY: How should we measure the outcomes following revision knee surgery in a way that is meaningful to patients, and is surgery cost effective? (JLA PSP Priority 7) | |
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| Overall ranking | 7 |
| JLA question ID | 0093/7 |
| Explanatory note | The assessment of efficacy of treatments is heavily reliant on the quality and appropriateness of how we measure outcomes. In addition it is very important in the current health economic climate, to understand the balance between cost and benefit of surgical procedures, to guide allocation of resources. |
| Evidence |
None identified |
| Health Research Classification System category | Musculoskeletal |
| Extra information provided by this PSP | |
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| Original uncertainty examples | What are the best long term outcome measures for patients who have undergone surgery or non-surgical treatment? ~ the joint registry form is confusing. what measurements from patients should be recorded to examine outcome? ~ Best measures of outcome following REV TKR ~ Is revision surgery cost-effective? |
| Submitted by | See data spreadsheet on JLA website |
| PSP information | |
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| PSP unique ID | 0093 |
| PSP name | Revision Knee Replacement |
| Total number of uncertainties identified by this PSP. | 32 (To see a full list of all uncertainties identified, please see the detailed spreadsheet held on the JLA website) |
| Date of priority setting workshop | 21 May 2019 |