Evaluating willingness for surgery using the SMART Choice (Knee) patient prognostic tool for total knee arthroplasty: study protocol for a pragmatic randomised controlled trial

Abstract Background Approximately 1 in 5 patients feel unsatisfied after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Prognostic tools may aid in the patient selection process and reduce the proportion of patients who experience unsatisfactory surgery. This study uses the prognostic tool SMART Choice (Patient Pro...

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Main Authors: Yuxuan Zhou, Claire Weeden, Lauren Patten, Michelle Dowsey, Samantha Bunzli, Peter Choong, Chris Schilling
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-02-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-022-05123-0