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How Much Pain Is Significant? Defining the Minimal Clinically Important Difference for the Visual Analog Scale for Pain After Total Joint Arthroplasty
The Journal of Arthroplasty · 2018 · Vol. 33(7) · pp. S71–S75.e2
Jonathan R. Danoff(Thomas Jefferson University)Rahul Goel(Rothman Institute)Ryan Sutton(Rothman Institute)Mitchell Maltenfort(Thomas Jefferson University)Matthew S. Austin✉(Rothman Institute)
Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationTotal Knee Arthroplasty OutcomesSpine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyMedicineMinimal clinically important differenceVisual analogue scaleArthroplastyPhysical therapyPopulationJoint arthroplastyAnesthesiaSurgeryRandomized controlled trial
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Minimal Clinically Important DifferenceAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPain MeasurementPostoperative PainPain, PostoperativePostoperative Period
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