Minimal important change thresholds change over time after knee and hip arthroplasty.

The minimal important change (MIC) reflects what patients, on average, consider the smallest improvement in a score that is important to them. MIC thresholds may vary across patient populations, interventions used, post-treatment time points and derivation methods. We determine and compare MIC thresholds for the Oxford Knee and Hip Score (OKS/OHS) at 3 months postoperatively to 12- and 24-month thresholds in patients undergoing knee or hip arthroplasty.

Source: Journal of Clinical Epidemiology - March 5, 2024 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Lasse K. Harris, Anders Troelsen, Berend Terluin, Kirill Gromov, Lina H. Ingelsrud Tags: Original Article Source Type: research