Clinical rating systems in elbow research —a systematic review exploring trends and distributions of use

Clinical rating systems are used as outcome measures in clinical trials and attempt to gauge the patient's view of his or her own health. The choice of clinical rating system should be supported by its performance against established quality standards.

Source: Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery - February 12, 2018 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Jonathan P. Evans, Chris D. Smith, Nicola F. Fine, Ian Porter, Jaheeda Gangannagaripalli, Victoria A. Goodwin, Jose M. Valderas Tags: Review Article Source Type: research