Geographic variation in osteoarthritis prevalence in Alberta: a spatial analysis approach

There is limited evidence on the geographic distribution of osteoarthritis (OA) in Alberta to inform planning of equitable access to health care services. This research aimed to explore the geographic variation in age-sex standardized OA prevalence rates by geographic areas across the rural-urban continuum, and by six-digit postal codes using global Moran’s I and hot […]

An individualized patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) based patient decision aid and surgeon report for patients considering total knee arthroplasty: Protocol for a pragmatic randomized controlled trial.

Objective The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of an online patient decision aid with individualised potential outcomes of surgery, on the quality of decisions for knee replacement surgery in routine clinical care. Design A pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) in patients considering total knee replacement at a high-volume orthopedic clinic. Patients […]