Osteoarthritis and cartilage
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Osteoarthr. Cartil. · Mar 2007
Multicenter Study Clinical TrialResponsiveness and clinically important differences for the WOMAC and SF-36 after total knee replacement.
To study responsiveness and establish the minimal clinically important differences (MCIDs) and minimal detectable change (MDC) in patients undergoing total knee replacement (TKR) using the Short Form 36 (SF-36) and Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC). ⋯ The MCID for TKR is around 15 on WOMAC, while with the SF-36 of at least 10 points. These values should not be considered as absolute thresholds.