Willingness to Undergo Joint Surgery Following a First-Line Intervention for Osteoarthritis: Data From the Better Management of People With Osteoarthritis Register.
Andrea Dell'IsolaThèrèse JönssonOla RolfsonAnna CronströmMartin EnglundLeif DahlbergPublished in: Arthritis care & research (2021)
A first-line intervention for OA is associated with reduced willingness to undergo surgery, with a greater proportion among patients with knee OA than hip OA. Due to its temporal variability, willingness to undergo surgery should be used with care to deem surgery eligibility.