The Added Value of Radiographs in Diagnosing Knee Osteoarthritis Is Similar for General Practitioners and Secondary Care Physicians; Data from the CHECK Early Osteoarthritis Cohort.

Qiuke Wang Jos RunhaarMargreet KloppenburgMaarten Boers Johannes W J BijlsmaSita M A Bierma-Zeinstranull null

Published in: Journal of clinical medicine (2020)

The added value of radiographs is similar for GP and SP, in terms of diagnostic accuracy and certainty. Radiographs appear to be redundant when clinicians are certain of their clinical diagnosis.

Keyphrases

knee osteoarthritis
palliative care
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primary care
quality improvement
big data
pain management
affordable care act