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Quality criteria of common measurement methods in the description of the domain physical functional function after endoprosthetic treatment of the knee joint

  • Total Joint Replacement (TJR) is the gold standard for the treatment of end‐stage osteoarthritis of the knee joint. The added value of prosthetic treatment is largely undisputed. The comparability of clinical studies to quantify this added value, on the other hand, is hardly given. The initiative "Outcome Measures in Rheumatolgy" (OMERACT) achieved consensus between different actors in the research process regarding the core domain sets to be applied. Pain, function, patient satisfaction, revision rate, adverse effects and Death were identified as mandatory domains. However, the so‐called core measurement sets, which are used to describe a domain, are still controversial. For example, the domain function can be recorded using questionnaires or with physically functional test procedures. Symmetry, walking ability and leg strength are accepted subdomains of this domain. This study was conducted in an acute clinical setting. Included were twenty‐four volunteers who received TJR there. All patients completed the questionnaires KOOS andTotal Joint Replacement (TJR) is the gold standard for the treatment of end‐stage osteoarthritis of the knee joint. The added value of prosthetic treatment is largely undisputed. The comparability of clinical studies to quantify this added value, on the other hand, is hardly given. The initiative "Outcome Measures in Rheumatolgy" (OMERACT) achieved consensus between different actors in the research process regarding the core domain sets to be applied. Pain, function, patient satisfaction, revision rate, adverse effects and Death were identified as mandatory domains. However, the so‐called core measurement sets, which are used to describe a domain, are still controversial. For example, the domain function can be recorded using questionnaires or with physically functional test procedures. Symmetry, walking ability and leg strength are accepted subdomains of this domain. This study was conducted in an acute clinical setting. Included were twenty‐four volunteers who received TJR there. All patients completed the questionnaires KOOS and WOMAC. A test supported by two piezoelectric force plates to measure symmetry during five transfers from the seat to the stand serves to describe this subdomain. The common test methods Timed up and go, Ten Meter Walking Test and Stair Climbing Test were used to measure the subdomain walking ability. A manual extension torque test, using a Micro Fed 2 dynamometer, was used to determine the force of the Quadricps femoris muscle. The test retest design was applied preoperatively, 5 and 10 days postoperatively and 10 weeks postoperatively with complete breaks within a test day. The test procedures used here to determine symmetry and walking ability at all measurement times impress reliable (r>0.80). The reliability of the force measurement is insufficient. Disturbances are the constitution of the tester and the pain condition of the patient. The test procedures for determining walking ability have a high degree of redundancy over time, so that only one has to be used in a Core Measurement Set. Since the correspondence between the physically functional tests performed and the questionnaires for recording the function is insufficient, the thesis is supported that procedures must be used from both areas to describe the domain function accurate.show moreshow less

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Author: Robert PrillORCiDGND, Sven MichelGND, Robert SchulzORCiD, Jana Kirschner, Hagen Hommel
ISBN:978-83-88380-77-8
Title of the source (English):The International Disabled People`s Day - XXVth edition - Life without Pain / Healthy Children - Healthy Europe
Publisher:Oficyna Wydawnicza Klubu Literackiego "Inspiracje"
Place of publication:Zgorzelec
Document Type:Conference publication peer-reviewed
Language:English
Year of publication:2019
First Page:116
Faculty/Chair:Fakultät 4 Humanwissenschaften (bis 2023 Soziale Arbeit, Gesundheit und Musik) / FG Therapiewissenschaften II
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