Priority 15 from the Revision Knee Replacement PSP
| UNCERTAINTY: What are the best ways to manage patients’ unmet expectations and dissatisfaction with problem knee replacements and/or revision surgery? (JLA PSP Priority 15) | |
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| Overall ranking | 15 |
| JLA question ID | 0093/15 |
| Explanatory note | Some patients feel their expectations are not met following knee replacement due to ongoing / further problems. How can this be addressed? This might include interventions before or after surgery to set realistic expectations and educate patients and professionals. |
| Evidence |
None identified |
| Health Research Classification System category | Musculoskeletal |
| Extra information provided by this PSP | |
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| Original uncertainty examples | what should patients expcect from their surgery? ~ would optimising and recording patient expections before revising replacement help with outcomes after treatment ~ How can we improve information about the long-term recovery prospects? For example, when swelling should be expected to abate? ~ How can we make patients realize that the outcome of rehabilitation depends on them as well? |
| Submitted by | See data spreadsheet on JLA website |
| PSP information | |
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| PSP unique ID | 0093 |
| PSP name | Revision Knee Replacement |
| Total number of uncertainties identified by this PSP. | 32 (To see a full list of all uncertainties identified, please see the detailed spreadsheet held on the JLA website) |
| Date of priority setting workshop | 21 May 2019 |