Surgical Priority 9 from the Early Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis PSP
| UNCERTAINTY: In people with early OA is joint replacement appropriate and affective? (JLA PSP Surgical Priority 9) | |
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| Overall ranking amongst surgical questions | 9 |
| JLA question ID | 0041/9 |
| Extra explanatory note | Outcomes; Measures for surgical priorities should reflect changes in tissue, patient and cost effectiveness |
| Evidence | None identified |
| Health Research Classification System category | Musculoskeletal |
| Extra information provided by this PSP | |
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| Original uncertainty examples | Can we move away from replacement? ~ Which patients with knee KL grade 3 OA do well with a UKA? ~ What surgical options are available prior to total hip replacement and in what circumstances are they appropriate? |
| Submitted by | 5 patient/carers and 2 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 |