Validation of a second-generation appropriateness classification system for total knee arthroplasty: a prospective cohort study.
Antonio EscobarAmaia BilbaoMaria L BertrandJesús MoretaMiquel A FroufeJordi ColominaOlga Martınez-CruzRobert A PereraDaniel L RiddlePublished in: Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research (2021)
The validity of our second-generation appropriateness system was generally supported. The findings highlight a critical issue in TKA healthcare: whether TKA appropriateness should be driven by the extent of improvement, by patient final state, or by both.