PMID- 35202758 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220608 LR - 20220728 IS - 1532-8406 (Electronic) IS - 0883-5403 (Linking) VI - 37 IP - 7 DP - 2022 Jul TI - Outcomes Vary Significantly Using a Tiered Approach to Define Success After Total Knee Arthroplasty. PG - 1266-1272 LID - S0883-5403(22)00213-3 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.arth.2022.02.065 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: Patient-reported outcome measures (PROM) allow assessment of clinical outcomes following primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The purpose of this study is to use progressively more stringent definitions of success to examine clinical outcomes of primary TKA at 1 year postoperatively and to determine which demographic variables were associated with achieving clinical success. METHODS: The American Joint Replacement Registry was queried from 2012 to 2020 for primary TKA. Patients who completed the following PROMs preoperatively and 1 year postoperatively were included: Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC), Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS), and KOOS for Joint Replacement (KOOS JR). Mean PROM scores were determined for each visit and between-visit changes were evaluated using paired t-tests. Rates of achievement of minimal clinically important difference (MCID) by distribution-based and anchor-based criteria, Patient Acceptable Symptom State, and substantial clinical benefit were calculated. Logistic regression was used to evaluate the association between demographic variables and odds of clinical success. RESULTS: In total, 12,341 TKAs were included. Mean improvement in PROM scores were as follows: KOOS JR, 29; WOMAC-Pain, 33; and WOMAC-Function, 31 (P < .0001 for all). Rates of achievement of each metric were the following: distribution-based MCID, 84%-87%; anchor-based MCID, 46%-79%; Patient Acceptable Symptom State, 54%-82%; and substantial clinical benefit, 68%-81%. Patient age and gender were the most influential demographic factors on achievement of clinical success. CONCLUSION: Clinical outcomes at 1 year following TKA vary significantly when using a tiered approach to define success. A tiered approach to interpretation of PROMs should be considered for future research and clinical assessment. CI - Copyright (c) 2022 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Carender, Christopher N AU - Carender CN AD - Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa. FAU - Glass, Natalie A AU - Glass NA AD - Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa. FAU - De, Ayushmita AU - De A AD - American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, Rosemont, Illinois. FAU - Bozic, Kevin J AU - Bozic KJ AD - Department of Surgery and Perioperative Care, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas. FAU - Callaghan, John J AU - Callaghan JJ AD - Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa. FAU - Bedard, Nicholas A AU - Bedard NA AD - Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Division of Hip and Knee Reconstruction, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20220221 PL - United States TA - J Arthroplasty JT - The Journal of arthroplasty JID - 8703515 SB - IM MH - *Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee MH - Humans MH - Knee Joint/surgery MH - Minimal Clinically Important Difference MH - *Osteoarthritis, Knee/surgery MH - Patient Reported Outcome Measures MH - Treatment Outcome OTO - NOTNLM OT - MCID OT - PROM OT - minimal clinically important difference OT - patient-reported outcome measures OT - total knee arthroplasty EDAT- 2022/02/25 06:00 MHDA- 2022/06/09 06:00 CRDT- 2022/02/24 20:11 PHST- 2022/01/31 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/02/12 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2022/02/15 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/02/25 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/06/09 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/02/24 20:11 [entrez] AID - S0883-5403(22)00213-3 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.arth.2022.02.065 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Arthroplasty. 2022 Jul;37(7):1266-1272. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2022.02.065. Epub 2022 Feb 21.