German short musculoskeletal function assessment questionnaire (SMFA-D): Comparison with the SF-36 and WOMAC in a prospective evaluation in patients with primary osteoarthritis undergoing total knee arthroplasty

Rheumatology International

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 15-20

  Kirschner, S ^a   Walther, M ^a   Bohm D ^a   Matzer, M ^a   Heesen, T ^a   Faller, H ^b   Konig A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Effect sizes; Osteoarthritis of the knee; Prospective clinical trial; SF 36; SMFA D; Total knee arthroplasty; WOMAC

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL FUNCTION; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

EID: 0037285829     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-002-0253-4     Document Type: Article

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