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Thomas James Haigh1, Anthony Thomas Gough2, Dan H Williams2
1GDMO, Ministry of Defence Hospital Unit Derriford, Plymouth, Devon, UK.
Abstract:
Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are an important tool in measuring the benefit of a surgery for patients and for clinicians. The results of such assessment tools can be used to monitor patient progress or initiate intervention. The scores also provide a reproducible evaluation of functional recovery and well-being after surgery. We report the case of a 68-year-old woman who underwent left unicondylar knee replacement in November 2011 followed by right unicondylar knee replacement in April 2012. Prospective, web-based electronic PROMs were used preoperatively and every 6-12 months postoperatively to monitor the improvement in pain and function symptoms. These outcome measures were beneficial in helping to monitor an episode of new pain in her left knee, without requiring invasive or extensive investigation.
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