CORR Insights®: There are Considerable Inconsistencies Among Minimum Clinically Important Differences in TKA: A Systematic Review

Abstract

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Reply to the Letter to the Editor: There are Considerable Inconsistencies Among Minimum Clinically Important Differences in TKA: A Systematic Review

“…We welcome alternatives to MCID values, as we fully appreciate how different the reporting and calculation of MCIDs can be, and the problems that those differences can introduce. Dr. Wilson [8] underscores this astutely in her commentary on our paper: “…we need to critically evaluate (and re-evaluate) our chosen metrics to ensure we are maintaining reliability and integrity.”…”