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    J Arthroplasty. 2008 Sep;23(6):843-9. Epub 2008 Mar 4.

    A comparison between patient recall and concurrent measurement of preoperative quality of life outcome in total hip arthroplasty.

    Howell J, Xu M, Duncan CP, Masri BA, Garbuz DS.

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    Division of Adult Lower Limb Reconstruction & Oncology, Department of Orthopaedics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

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    The objective is to evaluate the reliability of patients' recall of preoperative pain and function during the immediate postoperation period after total hip arthroplasty. A prospective cohort of 104 patients completed a survey about their quality of life before operation, and recalled preoperative status at 3 days, 6 weeks, and 12 weeks after operation. Quality of life was measured by the Western Ontario and McMaster University Osteoarthritis Index, the Oxford-12 hip score, and the 12-item Short-Form score. The intraclass correlation coefficient and Spearman correlation coefficient were used to compare preoperative quality of life scores to the scores recalled. The reliability of recall remained high up to 3 months postoperation. Patients are able to accurately recall their preoperative function for up to 3 months after total hip arthroplasty.

    PMID:
    18534515
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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