Dtsch Arztebl Int
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Evaluation of a Digital Decision Aid for Knee Replacement Surgery: A Stepped-Wedge, Cluster-Randomized Trial.
We studied whether an individualized digital decision aid can improve decision-making quality for or against knee arthroplasty. ⋯ A digital decision aid significantly improved the quality of decision-making for or against knee replacement surgery. The widespread use of this instrument may have an even larger effect, as this trial was conducted mainly in hospitals with high case numbers.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Quality of Life and Patient Satisfaction After the Provision of an Orthopedic Knee Scooter—a Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial.
Partial or total avoidance of weight-bearing by a lower limb is regularly needed after trauma and surgery. There are approximately 200 such cases per 100 000 persons per year. Forearm crutches have mainly been used in Germany until now to keep these patients mobile. For those who lack the strength or co - ordination needed to use crutches, a wheelchair may become necessary, or they might find themselves forced to continue weightbearing on the affected limb, with possible impending adverse consequences and complications. ⋯ The supplementary use of an orthopedic knee scooter can improve these patients' mobility and independence and prolong the distance over which they can transport themselves. For many patients, this form of treatment may well shorten the time of their total or partial inability to work and thus lower the socioeconomic costs of lower limb injuries and surgery.