The validated, patient-reported Oxford shoulder score (OSS) was introduced around 10
years ago, primarily for the assessment of outcomes of shoulder surgery (excluding shoulder …

Objectives To identify patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) that have been
developed and/or used with patients undergoing hip or knee replacement surgery and to …

We have developed a 12-item questionnaire for patients having a total knee replacement
(TKR). We made a prospective study of 117 patients before operation and at follow-up six …

We developed a 12-item questionnaire for completion by patients having total hip
replacement (THR). A prospective study of 220 patients was undertaken before operation …

Background It is unclear if there is a clinically important improvement in the six to 12-month
recovery period after hip and knee replacement. This is an obvious gap in the evidence …

We developed a 12-item questionnaire for completion by patients having shoulder
operations other than stabilisation. A prospective study of 111 patients was undertaken …

The use of patient reported outcome measures might seem to be quite straightforward;
however, a number of pitfalls await clinicians with limited expertise. Jill Dawson and …

Objectives To present estimates of clinically meaningful or minimal important changes for
the Oxford Hip Score (OHS) and the Oxford Knee Score (OKS) after joint replacement …

Objectives The objective was to examine whether the Oxford Hip Score (OHS) demonstrated
a floor or a ceiling effect when used to measure the outcome of hip replacement surgery in a …

The International Society of Arthroplasty Registries (ISAR) Patient-Reported Outcome
Measures (PROMs) Working Group have evaluated and recommended best practices in the …