The Journal of Arthroplasty
Volume 14, Issue 5 , Pages 576-580, August 1999

Patient-reported health status in total joint replacement

Research Department, Orthopaedics Indianapolis, 8450 Northwest Boulevard, Indianapolis, IN, USA

Received 7 August 1998; accepted 2 November 1998.

Abstract 

A total of 176 consecutive patients undergoing either total hip or total knee arthroplasty were given SF-36 surveys at 4 time intervals: preoperatively and at 3 months, 6 months, and 1 year postoperatively. Transformed SF-36 scores were compared at the preoperative and 1-year time intervals between several demographic variables, including age, gender, number of sides replaced (unilateral vs bilateral procedure), and type of joint replacement surgery (knee or hip). Joint replacement surgery seemed to correct various self-reported health status differences that appeared preoperatively in demographic groups.

Keywords:  health status, arthroplasty, outcome assessment, SF-36, demographic variables

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The Journal of Arthroplasty
Volume 14, Issue 5 , Pages 576-580, August 1999

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