Other Priority 9 from the Early Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis PSP
| UNCERTAINTY: What tests are useful to monitor the progress of OA? (JLA PSP Other Priority 9) | |
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| Overall ranking amongst other questions | 9 |
| JLA question ID | 0041/29 |
| Extra explanatory note | Lack of standardisation e.g. radiograph, GPs don’t have ability to request skyline view of knee X-Rays which tracks changing clinical symptoms Type of research; Longitudinal study, Quantitative Population; Range of health professionals primary – secondary care including radiologists/imaging Intervention; Standardisation of imaging Outcomes; PROM scores, Inflammation markers, Reduction of pain/swelling, Oxford Hip and Knee scores, X-Ray – accuracy |
| Evidence | None identified |
| Health Research Classification System category | Musculoskeletal |
| Extra information provided by this PSP | |
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| Original uncertainty examples | How do you monitor the progression of the disease? ~ Can we do a base line test and then test it again in the future to see if there have been any changes , either better or worse? ~ What is the grading system and where am I on it? |
| Submitted by | 3 patient/carers and 3 clinicians |
| PSP information | |
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| PSP unique ID | 0041 |
| PSP name | Early Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis |
| Total number of uncertainties identified by this PSP. | 52 (To see a full list of all uncertainties identified, please see the detailed spreadsheet held on the JLA website) |
| Date of priority setting workshop | 26 February 2016 |