Surgical Priority 4 from the Early Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis PSP
| UNCERTAINTY: In people with early OA are surgical treatments designed to repair, not replace the joint (such as stem cells, micro fracture and cartilage transplant) effective? (JLA PSP Surgical Priority 4) | |
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| Overall ranking amongst surgical questions | 4 |
| JLA question ID | 0041/4 |
| Extra explanatory note | Outcomes; Measures for surgical priorities should reflect changes in tissue, patient and cost effectiveness The results of this study would have great application to patient and clinical decision making. |
| Evidence | None identified |
| Health Research Classification System category | Musculoskeletal |
| Extra information provided by this PSP | |
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| Original uncertainty examples | What about the cure reported in the newspaper a few months ago - about injections of cartilage? ~ How effective are stem cell or cartilage transplants ? ~ Does cartilage regeneration have a future? ~ Does micro fracture provide a good treatment for people with knee/hip OA? |
| Submitted by | 5 patient/carers, 5 clinicians and 1 carer/clinician |
| 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 |