Validation of a prioritization tool for patients on the waiting list for total hip and knee replacements

Abstract

Results support the validity of the prioritization tool to be used with patients waiting for hip or knee replacement.

Evaluating the primary‐to‐specialist referral system for elective hip and knee arthroplasty

“…Standardized wait times rules, which provide the clinics with a definition of each key event date from referral through surgery, have also been adopted in other parts of the world . Clinic tools for triaging patients , such as pain and functionality questionnaires, are used in Spain, and patient choice of next available or specific surgeon is available in the UK. Where MSK specialists are used to screen patients for consultation in Alberta's clinics, a similar screening practice is followed in Ontario central intake clinics using advanced‐practice physiotherapists .…”

Correlation of MAPT scores with clinical and radiographic assessment of patients awaiting THR/TKR

“…Prioritization aims to improve fairness and equity, as it attempts to triage patients with greater needs to be treated first 9 . The MAPT score was developed as part of the OWL project to assist in prioritizing referrals to orthopaedic specialist clinics.…”

“…Prioritization aims to improve fairness and equity, as it attempts to triage patients with greater needs to be treated first. 9 The MAPT score was developed as part of the OWL project to assist in prioritizing referrals to orthopaedic specialist clinics. It has been demonstrated in previous studies 1 to correlate strongly with other arthritis severity measures such as the WOMAC, Oxford Hip and Knee score and quality-of-life assessment tools such as Assessment of Quality Of Life (AQoL).…”

Different hip and knee priority score systems: are they good for the same thing?

“…This study was carried out in two phases. The first was the development [10] and validation [12] in a cohort of patients of a priority tool for hip or knee replacement in the context of the IRYSS (The Spanish Network on Health Outcomes and Health Services Research). Subsequently, we applied a prioritization tool developed by the Catalan Agency for Health Technology Assessment to the same sample of patients for comparative purposes.…”