Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of arthroscopic lavage in the treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee: A mixed methods study of the feasibility of conducting a surgical placebo-controlled trial (the KORAL study)

Health Technology Assessment

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1-115

  Campbell, M K ^a   Skea, Z C ^a   Sutherland, A G ^b   Cuthbertson, B H ^a   Entwistle, V A ^c   McDonald, A M ^a   Norrie, J D ^a   Carlson, R V ^d   Bridgman, S ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF NORTH MIDLANDS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ANESTHESIST; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEBRIDEMENT; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FALLING; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERVIEW; KNEE ARTHRITIS; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; LAVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SOCIETY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESEARCH ETHICS; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANESTHESIOLOGY; ARTHROSCOPY; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FOCUS GROUPS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; IRRIGATION; MULTICENTER STUDIES AS TOPIC; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORTHOPEDICS; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PATIENT SELECTION; PILOT PROJECTS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL;

EID: 76249113603     PISSN: 13665278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3310/hta14050     Document Type: Article

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